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Twitter bans Republican video, Donald Trump Jr fumes (Lead) |
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Washington | Saturday, 2020 9:15:05 PM IST |
| As US presidential election inches closer, the manipulated video war on Twitter intensified with the micro - blogging platform - after suspending 70 accounts posting pro-Michael Bloomberg content on Saturday censored an official video released by RNC Rese ... read.. |
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Irish airline boss slammed for Muslim profiling comments |
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Dublin | Saturday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| Michael O'Leary, the chief of Irish budget airline Ryanair, has been criticised for saying Muslim men should be profiled at airports because "that is where the threat is coming from", it was reported on Saturday. ... read.. |
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'India by the Nile' fest next month in Egypt |
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Cairo | Saturday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| The annual 'India by the Nile' festival in Egypt will be held this year from March 2-10, bringing with it a selection of classical and popular Indian art forms to the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said and Fayoum. ... read.. |
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Stay out of American elections: Sanders tells Russia |
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Washington | Saturday, 2020 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders has condemned Russia for its reported attempts to help his campaign, telling it to "stay out of American elections", the media reported on Saturday. ... read.. |
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4 Aussies among Japan cruise ship evacuees contract COVID-19 |
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Sydney/Tokyo | Saturday, 2020 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Authorities confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday among Australians recently evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which had been quarantined in Japan after hundreds of cases were detected on board. ... read.. |
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School bus in London asks Prince Andrew to call FBI |
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London | Saturday, 2020 7:45:05 PM IST |
| A yellow American school bus is driving around London with a poster featuring Prince Andrew on the side and a message urging him to answer questions from the FBI about his friendship with late American financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a media r ... read.. |
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UK to issue blue passports after decades |
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London | Saturday, 2020 7:15:06 PM IST |
| Blue passports will be issued to Britons for the first time in decades from next month to mark the UKs departure from the European Union (EU), a media report said on Saturday. ... read.. |
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IS supporter admits plotting attack on London cathedral |
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London | Saturday, 2020 6:45:05 PM IST |
| A female British supporter of the Islamic State (IS) terror group has admitted to to slaughter innocent tourists in a devastating suicide bomb attack on the St Paul's Cathedral in London, it was reported. ... read.. |
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Window of opportunity to curb COVID-19 spread narrowing: WHO |
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Geneva | Saturday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the window of opportunity to contain the global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic was narrowing, urging the international community to act quickly before it completely closes. ... read.. |
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HK airport unveils package for ailing aviation industry |
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Hong Kong | Saturday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) announced that it will offer HK$1.6 billion ($205 million) worth of concessions to help the city's aviation industry ailing due to the coronavirus crisis, with airlines set to directly benefit from lower fees and ... read.. |
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Hong Kong residents hit by mask scam on Facebook |
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Hong Kong | Saturday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| About 100 Hong Kong residents have fallen victim to mask scams orchestrated by a suspected organised gang on Facebook, according to an official who has received hundreds more complaints about similar incident amid the coronavirus outbreak. ... read.. |
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2 new COVID-19 cases in UAE, total 11 |
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Dubai | Saturday, 2020 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Two more people in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 11, three of whom have fully recovered. ... read.. |
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LGBTI community split over Buttigieg's historic candidacy |
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Washington | Saturday, 2020 3:45:05 PM IST |
| The candidacy of Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay contender to launch a major presidential campaign in the US, has sparked enthusiasm from a sector of the LGTBI community who see his surprisingly strong performance in the first two nominating contests ... read.. |
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Iran calls FATF blacklisting 'politically-motivated' |
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Tehran | Saturday, 2020 3:45:05 PM IST |
| Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said that the new move by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to keep the country on its blacklist is a "politically-motivated" decision. ... read.. |
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China coronavirus toll rises to 2,345 |
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Beijing | Saturday, 2020 2:45:05 PM IST |
| The overall death toll in mainland China due to the deadly coronavirus has increased to 2,345, while the number of confirmed cases reached 76,288, health authorities said on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Chinese Prez Xi Jinping replies to Bill Gates on COVID-19 |
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Beijing | Saturday, 2020 12:45:05 PM IST |
| Chinese President Xi Jinping has written back to Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, after receiving a letter from the US business leader on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). ... read.. |
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Italy reports first death from coronavirus |
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Rome | February 22, 2020 6:11:21 AM IST |
| Italy on Saturday reported its first death from the new strain of coronavirus, involving a 78-year-old retired bricklayer, local media reported, citing Veneto Governor Luca Zaia. ... read.. |
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Israel reports first case of coronavirus |
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Tel Aviv | February 22, 2020 4:11:23 AM IST |
| Israel Health Ministry on Friday reported the first case of the novel coronavirus, involving a woman who returned to the country a day before from cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined off the coast of Japan. ... read.. |
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US, Taliban ceasefire from midnight, peace deal on Feb 29 |
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New Delhi/Kabul | Saturday, 2020 2:45:05 AM IST |
| A week-long "reduction in violence" pact between the Taliban, the United States and Afghan security forces will come into effect from midnight on Friday night, paving the way for the peace deal which is to be signed on February 29. ... read.. |
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FATF jabs Pakistan over lack of action against terror funding |
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Paris | February 21, 2020 11:11:27 PM IST |
| The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday expressed concern over Pakistan's failure to complete its action plan in line with the agreed timelines against terrorist-financing (TF) and "strongly urged" Islamabad to complete its full action plan by Ju ... read.. |
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5.1-Magnitude earthquake strikes China's Xinjiang |
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Asia | February 21, 2020 11:11:24 PM IST |
| Beijing [China], Feb 21 (Sputnik/ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter's scale hit Kashgar Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 11:39 pm local time, the China Earthquake Networks Centre reported. ... read.. |
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Vietnam reports no confirmed cases of coronavirus since Feb 13 |
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Asia | February 21, 2020 10:11:22 PM IST |
| Hanoi [Vietnam], Feb 21 (VNA/ANI): Vietnam has reported no new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) since February 13, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, which met here on Friday. ... read.. |
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Scant progress on reforms after Vatican's abuse summit |
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Vatican City | Friday, 2020 9:15:05 PM IST |
| A year has passed since a historic summit in the Vatican where Bishops and Cardinals listened to victims of abuse, but little progress has been made in the way of reforms since the unprecedented meeting, a media report said on Friday. ... read.. |
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US, Taliban to sign peace accord on Feb 29 |
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Kabul | February 21, 2020 9:11:28 PM IST |
| A seven-day long "reduction in violence" in Afghanistan, which if successful would lead to the signing of US-Taliban peace accord later this month, will begin on Friday midnight (local time). ... read.. |
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HK airport to close concourse as flights plummet |
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Hong Kong | Friday, 2020 8:15:05 PM IST |
| The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is preparing to consolidate all flights into the main terminal building, and close a newer concourse that sits between the two runways, as passenger flights into and out of the city have dropped by two-thirds, so ... read.. |
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This bacteria to fight climate change, soil pollutants |
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New York | Friday, 2020 7:45:05 PM IST |
| Researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria that is particularly adept at breaking down organic matter, including the cancer-causing chemicals that are released when coal, gas, oil and refuse are burned. ... read.. |
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Twitter could label politician's tweet having misinformation |
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San Francisco | Friday, 2020 7:15:05 PM IST |
| Politicians and public figures may soon find it tougher to pass lies as genuine information on Twitter as the platform is considering lablelling such tweets with misinformation as "harmfully misleading", according to a leaked Twitter demo. ... read.. |
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COVID-19 situation improving, epidemic under control: China |
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Beijing | Friday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| The novel coronavirus outbreak is under control and the general situation is improving after no new cases were registered in 14 of Chinas 34 provinces and autonomous regions, a top health official said here on Friday. ... read.. |
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Vietnam charges 7 over 2019 Essex lorry deaths |
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Hanoi | Friday, 2020 6:15:05 PM IST |
| Vietnamese authorities have charged seven people in connection with the deaths of 39 citizens, who were found dead in a refrigerated lorry in the UK's Essex county last year, police said. ... read.. |
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Wuhan hospital doctor dies from coronavirus |
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Wuhan | Friday, 2020 5:15:05 PM IST |
| Peng Yinhua, a doctor from a Wuhan hospital that receives patients infected with the deadly coronavirus, has died from the virus, authorities said on Friday. ... read.. |
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Massive aid operation underway in Syria: UN |
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United Nations | Friday, 2020 3:15:05 PM IST |
| With the continuing bombardments in Idlib and Aleppo, a massive aid operation from Turkey into northwest Syria was underway to assist civilians, a UN spokesman said. ... read.. |
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Coronavirus toll in China increases to 2,236 |
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Beijing | Friday, 2020 2:45:05 PM IST |
| The overall death toll in mainland China due to the deadly coronavirus has increased to 2,236, while the number of confirmed cases reached 75,465, health authorities said on Friday. ... read.. |
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Iranians head to polls to pick new parliament |
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Tehran | February 21, 2020 1:41:22 PM IST |
| Many Iranians on Friday stood in long queues outside polling stations at various locations in Tehran as well as in other parts of the Middle Eastern country to cast their franchise in the country's eleventh parliamentary election that will choose a new pa ... read.. |
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China's Hubei reports 411 new coronavirus cases |
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Wuhan | Friday, 2020 1:15:05 PM IST |
| Hubei Province, center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 411 new confirmed cases and 115 new deaths Thursday, according to the provincial health commission Friday. ... read.. |
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Pakistan to stay on FATF's grey list till June 2020 |
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Islamabad | February 21, 2020 12:41:22 PM IST |
| The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will likely give Pakistan some more time until June to achieve full compliance with its 27-point action plan and secure exit from its grey list failing which it could slip into the blacklist. ... read.. |
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Tibet will decide on The Dalai Lama's succession, not China |
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Washington D.C. | February 21, 2020 11:11:36 AM IST |
| The US House of Representatives had unanimously passed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) to strengthen policy in support of Tibet, a move that was reciprocated as "encouraging and empowering" by the representatives of the Himalayan Buddhist region ... read.. |
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Lesotho PM to be charged with murder of wife |
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London | Friday, 2020 6:15:05 AM IST |
| Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane is to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife, becoming the first African leader to be charged with such a crime while in office, reports said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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5.4 magnitude earthquake strike Indonesia |
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Jakarta | February 21, 2020 4:41:21 AM IST |
| An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia on Friday morning (local time), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. ... read.. |
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Two killed as train derails in Australia |
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Canberra | Thursday, 2020 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Two passengers were killed and several others injured when an express train derailed near the Victorian town of Wallan in Australia on Thursday, officials said. ... read.. |
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Man stabbed in London mosque, suspect detained |
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Europe | February 20, 2020 11:11:26 PM IST |
| London [UK], Feb 20 (Sputnik/ANI): A man has been stabbed in the neck at a Regents Park mosque in central London during afternoon prayers, police said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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8 Indians aboard cruise ship in Japan infected with coronavirus: MEA |
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New Delhi | February 20, 2020 10:11:30 PM IST |
| Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that in all 138 Indians including 132 crew members and six passengers are on-board the cruise ship -- Diamond Princess, quarantined off the coast of Japan, and eight of them are infected with the coronav ... read.. |
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S.Korea reports first COVID-19 death |
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Seoul | Thursday, 2020 9:45:05 PM IST |
| South Korean authorities on Thursday confirmed the country's first coronavirus (COVID-19) death as the number of people infected with the disease continued to swell since the first reported case a month ago. ... read.. |
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Thai House votes down anti-coup motion |
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Bangkok | Thursday, 2020 8:45:05 PM IST |
| Thailand's House of Representatives on Thursday voted down the Future Forward Party's (FFP) motion for a committee to study ways to prevent future military coups. ... read.. |
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