Category: International

China to create new independent anti-graft body

Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) China's National People's Congress, the highest organ of state power, approved the creation of a new…

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‘China will meet its 2016 annual target of 6.5-7%’

Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) The head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said China should have no problem hitting…

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Microsoft can reach $1 tn market value

New York, Dec 27 (IANS) The $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn can propel technology giant Microsoft to be the first…

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China issues yellow alert for ocean waves

Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) China's National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre has issued a yellow alert for ocean waves brought by…

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Deputies critical of S.Korean president split from ruling party

Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) Twenty-nine deputies from South Korean ruling Saenuri party, who are critical of embattled President Park Geun-hye,…

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Fake news spurs Pakistan-Israel Twitter war

New York, Dec 27 (IANS) Pakistan and Israel has been led to a verbal feud, threatening each other of nuclear…

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Japan strengthens measures to prevent deaths by overwork

Tokyo, Dec 27 (IANS) The Japanese government has adopted a series of emergency measures to prevent deaths due to overwork,…

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US police asks Amazon to stop selling controversial shirt

New York, Dec 27 (IANS) The largest police union in the US has urged online retailer Amazon to stop selling…

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China announces cyber security strategy

Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) China's top Internet regulator released a cyberspace security strategy on Tuesday, officials said. The Chinese government…

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Self-exiled Cambodian opposition leader sentenced for inciting chaos

Phnom Penh, Dec 27 (IANS) A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced, in absentia, self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy to five…

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Samsung retrieves 90% of Galaxy Note 7 in S.Korea

Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that it has retrieved over 90 per cent of the fire-prone…

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Japan PM in Hawaii for historic Pearl Harbor visit

Hawaii, Dec 27 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister arrived in Hawaii on Monday, one day ahead of his visit to Pearl…

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Defying UN, Israel prepares to build more settlements

Jerusalem, Dec 27 (IANS) Undeterred by a resounding defeat at the UN, the Israeli government has said that it would…

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Trump responds to Obama’s claim of winning re-election

Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) Donald Trump has responded by saying "no way" to outgoing US President Barack Obama's claims of…

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Nepal hosts elephant festival, seeks to revive tourism

Kathmandu, Dec 27 (IANS) The 13th edition of Nepal's five-day Chitwan Elephant Festival kicked off here with the participation of…

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Mexico’s Colima volcano belches mile high smoke column

Mexico City, Dec 27 (IANS) The Colima volcano in western Mexico belched out a column of smoke and ash 1.5…

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Over 32,000 given citizenship in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Yangon, Dec 27 (IANS) More than 32,000 people in Myanmar's Rakhine state were issued formal national verification identity cards after…

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Peruvian ex-presidents to testify in Odebrecht bribery case

Lima, Dec 27 (IANS) Three former presidents in Peru are to testify before the Congress in relation to allegations of…

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Trump plans to reshape judiciary

Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump, who will inherit over 100 vacant federal courts, and an open Supreme…

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Trump criticizes UN for Israeli settlements decision

New York, Dec 27 (IANS) President-elect Donald Trump openly criticized the United Nations, saying that the international body is a…

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