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Singapore adds Bangalore to its Global Innovation Alliance |
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Asia | October 14, 2019 12:11:37 PM IST |
| Singapore announced the addition of India to its Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) tech startup network, which will connect the island nation's fledgeling tech companies as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to India's technology ecosystem. ... read.. |
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Nepal, China ink 18 MoUs during Xi visit |
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Kathmandu | Monday, 2019 7:15:05 AM IST |
| Nepal and China inked 18 MoUs and two letters of exchange on Sunday during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first such high level visit in over two decades. ... read.. |
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UN condemns mosque attack in Burkina Faso |
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Others | October 13, 2019 11:41:45 PM IST |
| UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) strongly condemned the attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso, which killed at least 15 worshipers. ... read.. |
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26 killed as typhoon Hagibis hits Japan (3rd Lead) |
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Tokyo | Sunday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Japan has launched a huge operation to provide humanitarian assistance and assess the damage wrought by typhoon Hagibis after its hurricane-force winds and torrential rain killed at least 26 people and sparked major flooding. ... read.. |
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Syria rules out talks with Kurdish forces amid Turkish assault |
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Damascus | October 13, 2019 11:11:50 PM IST |
| Governor of Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, Jayez Mousa, has ruled out the possibility of having talks with the Kurdish forces amid the ongoing Turkish assault in the northern region of the war-torn country, the state media reported on Sunday. ... read.. |
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Toll rises to 35 as typhoon Hagibis lashes Japan |
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Asia | October 13, 2019 10:41:43 PM IST |
| Tokyo [Japan], Oct 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 35 people have so far been killed and 17 others are missing as typhoon Hagibis ripped through Japan including Tokyo's metropolitan area, causing multiple rivers to overflow and power blackouts in 376,000 houses ... read.. |
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Brazil gets first female saint |
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Vatican City | Sunday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| Mara Rita de Souza Brito Lopes Pontes, known as "Irma Dulce" and considered to be the Brazilian equivalent to Mother Teresa on Sunday became the first woman born in the South American country to be declared a saint. ... read.. |
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Let's finish this off: Johnson's last-ditch plea to EU |
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London | Sunday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will offer a last ditch plea to the European Union (EU) To help him "finish off" Brexit as a backlash from Conservative party hardliners and the Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) have threatened to derail h ... read.. |
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Pak delegation leaves for Paris to attend FATF meeting |
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Islamabad | October 13, 2019 7:11:33 PM IST |
| A delegation of Pakistani officials on Sunday evening left for Paris to attend a crucial session of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in the French capital where the global terror financing watchdog is due to announce its decision on the country's ' ... read.. |
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18 killed as super typhoon Hagibis lashes Japan (2nd Lead) |
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Tokyo | Sunday, 2019 6:45:05 PM IST |
| At least 18 people have been killed and 13 were reported missing on Sunday after the powerful super typhoon Hagibis ravaged central and eastern Japan, with torrential rains causing a number of rivers to overflow into residential areas of the country. ... read.. |
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Xi pledges enhanced cooperation between Nepal, China |
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Kathmandu | Sunday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping said here that the his country was ready to enhance communication and cooperation with Nepal and jointly consolidate the friendship between the two countries. ... read.. |
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California continues to battle wildfires |
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San Francisco | Sunday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| Firefighters have continued to contain the blazing wildfires in Southern California, while some evacuation orders have been lifted for residents. ... read.. |
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Senator Warren attacks Facebook with intentional fake ad |
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Washington | Sunday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| In an apparent embarrassment for Facebook, Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has successfully run a fake ad on the social media platform that claimed "Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook just endorsed Donald Trump for re-election". ... read.. |
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Populist political wave now penetrates Canada |
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Ottawa | Sunday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| A populist political wave has seemed to arrive in Canada, which goes to polls on October 21, as immigration has become one of the hot topics of debate, with conservative parties vowing to limit migrant numbers. ... read.. |
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Toll reaches 9 as typhoon Hagibis lashes Japan (Lead) |
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Tokyo | Sunday, 2019 3:45:05 PM IST |
| Nine people were killed, and around 100 people injured as of Sunday as super typhoon Hagibis ripped through Japan, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, with many rivers overflowing into residential areas. ... read.. |
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Imran to discuss security issues with Khamenei, Rouhani |
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Islamabad | Sunday, 2019 2:45:05 PM IST |
| Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan would visit Iran on Sunday as part of his initiative to promote peace in the region and discuss security concerns in the Gulf with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani, a Foreign Offi ... read.. |
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Pak Railways to operate special train for Sikh community |
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Islamabad | Sunday, 2019 2:15:06 PM IST |
| The Pakistan Railways (PR) will on Sunday operate a special train from Nankana Sahib railway station to Karachi to facilitate members of the Sikh community on the 550th birth anniversary Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. ... read.. |
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Test for Pak as FATF meets to scrutinise compliance report |
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Brussels | October 13, 2019 2:11:46 PM IST |
| It's a testing time for Pakistan to prove the measures taken against outfits and persons involved in offences of money-laundering and terror financing as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary and Working Group meetings begin in Paris from Monday. ... read.. |
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Embattled Trump's manoeuvres leave chaos in their wake |
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Boston | Sunday, 2019 1:15:05 PM IST |
| As President, Donald Trump comes with an in built Sui generis, master of four dimensional chess, he has now stated that he will take the fight to the enemy camp by suing Congress which is at the centrifuge of the pincer attack on him. Equally, President T ... read.. |
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Burkina Faso: 15 killed in mosque attack |
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Others | October 13, 2019 12:41:34 PM IST |
| Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], Oct 13 (Xinhua/ANI): At least 15 people were killed in a mosque attack by unidentified gunmen on Friday in northern Burkina Faso, a local source told Xinhua. ... read.. |
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75 Turkish soldiers killed in SDF attack in Ras al-Ain |
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Ras al-Ain | October 13, 2019 11:41:38 AM IST |
| At least 75 Turkish soldiers were killed in attacks launched by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Ras al-Ain, Kurdish media reported on Sunday.At least 19 more have suffered injuries in the attacks, reported Sputnik. ... read.. |
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Japan hit by worst storm in decades |
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Tokyo | Sunday, 2019 10:45:07 AM IST |
| Torrential rain and tornado-like winds are lashing large parts of Japan, as the country endures what could be its worst storm for 60 years. ... read.. |
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Chinese president in Nepal on two-day state visit |
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Kathmandu | Sunday, 2019 7:15:05 AM IST |
| Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari and her visiting Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held bilateral talks in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu on Saturday evening, as they focused on various aspects and dimensions of the Nepal-China relations. ... read.. |
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Dragon and Elephant Dance correct choice for China-India ties: Xi |
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Beijing | Sunday, 2019 6:15:05 AM IST |
| To achieve a "Dragon and Elephant Dance" is the only correct choice for China and India relations, suggested Chinese President Xi Jinping during his talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Mahabalipuram informal summit in Tamil Nadu. ... read.. |
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Trump shows fortitude as vultures circle up above |
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New York | Sunday, 2019 4:15:05 AM IST |
| A week it is said is too long in polity. After the slow burn initially, things have now begun to gather pace from what Trump describes as partisan witch-hunt to a impeachment probe careening out of control. ... read.. |
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Vice President Naidu arrives in Sierra Leone |
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Freetown | October 13, 2019 2:11:33 AM IST |
| Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday (local time) arrived in Freetown on the second leg of his ongoing five-day visit to Union of Comoros and Sierra Leone. ... read.. |
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5.2 magnitude earthquake rattles China |
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Beijing | October 12, 2019 11:41:46 PM IST |
| An earthquake measuring 5.2 on Richter scale struck southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday, China Earthquake Networks Center said. ... read.. |
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Venice presents plan to tackle climate change |
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Copenhagen | Saturday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| In a bid to save its heritage, the Italian city of Venice has presented a plan to tackle the effects of climate change, calling for responsible tourism at this years C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen. ... read.. |
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Iran hails efforts to mediate talks with Saudis: FM |
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Tehran | Saturday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Tehran welcomed efforts by intermediaries to arrange mediation talks with Saudi Arabia, including those by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan who is due to arrive here on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Pak likely to remain in FATF grey list: Think-tank |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 8:15:06 PM IST |
| Ahead of next week's Paris meeting of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a Netherlands-based think-tank has said that despite the scathing indictment by the Asia Pacific Group (APG), Pakistan is likely to remain on FATF's grey list. ... read.. |
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Iran can help settle Turkey-Syria crisis: Diplomat |
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Tehran | Saturday, 2019 8:15:06 PM IST |
| Iran has the capacity to help settle the crisis between Turkey and Syria, Ramin Mehmanparast, an Iranian diplomat, said with reference to recent conflicts and military operation of Turkey in the northern Syria. ... read.. |
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US: 4 killed in Brooklyn shooting |
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New York | October 12, 2019 7:11:38 PM IST |
| Four people were killed and three others sustained injuries in a shooting incident that took place in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, a spokesperson for the New York Police Department said. ... read.. |
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Iran vows response to missile attack on oil tanker |
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Tehran | October 12, 2019 7:11:35 PM IST |
| Iran said on Saturday that it will respond to Friday's missile attack on state-owned oil tanker vessel run by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) after it was hit by two missiles near the Saudi port city of Jeddah. ... read.. |
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India relaxes e-visa policy for Chinese nationals |
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Beijing | October 12, 2019 7:11:33 PM IST |
| India has announced significant relaxations in its e-visa policy for Chinese nationals, the Indian embassy in Beijing said, at a time when the leaders of the two nations had met for the second informal summit. ... read.. |
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Afghanistan shuts down Consulate in Peshawar |
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Peshawar/Kabul | Saturday, 2019 5:45:05 PM IST |
| The Afghan Consulate in Peshawar has been shut down after repeated attacks on a market in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital city and also taking down of the Afghan national flag, it was reported on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Japan braces for powerful typhoon Hagibis |
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Tokyo | Saturday, 2019 5:15:06 PM IST |
| Japan is bracing for super typhoon Hagibis, considered one of the most powerful storms in the Pacific this season, as it is expected to make landfall in the country main island of Honshu later in the day. ... read.. |
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Several agreements to be inked during Xi's Nepal visit |
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Kathmandu | Saturday, 2019 5:15:06 PM IST |
| Nepal will roll out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is paying a two-day state visit to the Himalayan nation from Saturday, during which several agreements are set to be inked. ... read.. |
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