Category: International

Brexit negotiators to step up tempo on new deal talks

London, Aug 30 (IANS) The UK's Brexit negotiators will now meet their European Union (EU) counterparts twice a week next…

6 years ago

Google removes malicious app downloaded over 100mn times

San Francisco, Aug 30 (IANS) Google has removed a hugely popular Android app on Play Store that scans files and…

6 years ago

SL asylum seeker family faces deportation in Australia

Canberra, Aug 30 (IANS) An Australian court on Friday agreed to extend an injunction into the deportation of an asylum…

6 years ago

Criminal case against late Jeffrey Epstein quashed

New York, Aug 30 (IANS) A New York federal judge has dismissed the sex-trafficking case against disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein…

6 years ago

Hackers earned $21mn in last 12 months via bug bounty

Singapore, Aug 30 (IANS) Hackers earned $21 million in the last 12 months reporting vulnerabilities via various bug bounty opportunities…

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Microsoft vendors bag $7.6 billion US government deal

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) The US government has awarded a massive $7.6 billion computing contract to General Dynamics IT, a…

6 years ago

N. Korea amends constitution

Pyongyang, Aug 30 (IANS) North Korea's Parliament has amended its Constitution to further cement Kim Jong-un's leadership with even more…

6 years ago

Trump launches US Space Command

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced the official establishment of the military's Space Command, aimed at…

6 years ago

HK activists arrested ahead of weekend protests

Hong Kong, Aug 30 (IANS) Three Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, including Joshua Wong who was one of the main leaders…

6 years ago

US states declare emergency over hurricane Dorian

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) The US states of Florida and Georgia have declared a state of emergency as the powerful…

6 years ago

1.8 million hectares land burned by forest fires in Canada

Ottawa, Aug 30 (IANS) Canada has seen a total of 1.8 million hectares of land burned by forest fires so…

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Trump establishes US Space Command

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump led a ceremony to proclaim the creation of a new element of…

6 years ago

Peru ex-President Toledo to remain behind bars in US

San Francisco, Aug 30 (IANS) Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo will remain behind bars in California until at least Sept…

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Trump cancels trip to Poland as hurricane nears

Washington, Aug 30 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said that he would skip his planned trip to Poland this weekend…

6 years ago

US-listed Chinese firms trade higher

New York, Aug 30 (IANS) US-listed Chinese companies traded higher with all of the top 10 stocks by weight in…

6 years ago

US dollar rises as trade tensions ease out

New York, Aug 30 (IANS) The US dollar rose in late trading amid easing out US-China trade tensions. The economic…

6 years ago

UNSC concerned over clashes around Aden in south Yemen

United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS) The UN Security Council voiced concern over the recent clashes around the southern Yemeni port…

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13 killed, 70 wounded in Yemen fighting: UN

United Nations, Aug 30 (IANS) Preliminary reports said 13 people were killed and at least 70 others wounded in clashes…

6 years ago

Brazil bars Amazon land-clearing fires for 60 days

Brasilia, Aug 30 (IANS) Brazil's government published a decree that prohibits for 60 days the use of fire to clear…

6 years ago

‘Encouraging progress’ on Libya at G7 summit: UN envoy

Tunis, Aug 30 (IANS/AKI) United Nations special envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame on Thursday hailed "encouraging progress" on war-torn Libya…

6 years ago



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