Category: International

Arctic lakes melting earlier each year

London, Dec 20 (IANS) Thanks to the warming temperatures, Arctic lakes, covered with ice during the winter months, are melting…

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Gen. Raheel Sharif helped me out in leaving Pakistan: Musharraf

Islamabad, Dec 20 (IANS) Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has claimed that ex-army chief Gen Raheel Sharif helped him…

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India seeks UN action against Lashkar, Jaish, their supporters

United Nations, Dec 20 (IANS) India has renewed its demand for international action against Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed…

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Syrian ‘Twitter girl’ safely evacuated from Aleppo

Damascus, Dec 20 (IANS) Seven-year-old Bana Alabed, who tweets with the help of her mother Fatemah about the war-torn Syria,…

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N.Carolina may repeal LGBTI bathroom law

New York, Dec 20 (IANS) The US state of North Carolina plans to hold a special session on Wednesday to…

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US Fed chair says job market strongest in decade

Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has said that the slow economic recovery has boosted the…

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Facebook adds group video chat to Messenger

New York, Dec 20 (IANS) If you are not physically with your family this Christmas, Facebook Messenger's latest group chat…

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China returns seized US underwater drone

Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) China on Tuesday returned the US unmanned underwater drone it seized last week in the South…

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Researchers develop promising oral vaccine against Salmonella

New York, Dec 20 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed an oral vaccine against Salmonella -- the bacteria…

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12 die as truck ploughs into Berlin Christmas market

Berlin, Dec 20 (IANS) At least 12 persons died and 48 injured after a truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas…

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India renews call for UN action against Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, their supporters

By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 20 (IANS) India has renewed its demand for international action against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and…

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Expand search for missing Malaysia Flight MH370: Expert

Bangkok, Dec 20 (IANS) Investigators leading the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 plane, which disappeared in March…

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12 killed, dozens wounded in Berlin truck attack

Berlin, Dec 20 (IANS) At least 12 persons are now dead and about 50 others injured in the Monday night…

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Erdogan condemns Russian ambassador’s assassination

Ankara, Dec 20 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned the assassination of Russian ambassador to Ankara, describing…

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US condemns assassination of Russian envoy

Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) The US has condemned the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, in Ankara. "This…

9 years ago

Chinese shares open mixed

Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.07 per cent…

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Poland to lower retirement age

Warsaw, Dec 20 (IANS) Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed a bill which will lower the retirement age to 65…

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Chinese yuan weakens

Beijing, Dec 20 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 156 basis points…

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UN chief condemns Russian envoy’s assassination

United Nations, Dec 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov…

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Czech Republic to tighten security after Berlin attack

Prague, Dec 20 (IANS) Czech police will tighten security measures after at least nine persons were killed in Berlin when…

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