Category: International

2016 warmest year in UK since 1850

London, Nov 15 (IANS) Britain's Met Office said that 2016 was on track to be the warmest year since instrumental…

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Over 6,000 displaced as floods hit Indonesia

Jakarta, Nov 15 (IANS) Over 6,000 people were displaced due to major floods that hit parts of Indonesia's West Java…

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Chinese yuan weakens

Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 204 basis points…

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Chinese shares open mixed

Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened mixed on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.01 per cent…

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Putin, Trump agree to normalise ties

Moscow, Nov 15 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump concluded their first telephone conversation with an…

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New Zealand quake: Airlift to evacuate tourists

Wellington, Nov 15 (IANS) A helicopter airlift was underway on Tuesday to ferry at least1,000 tourists out of a New…

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Tokyo shares open higher

Tokyo, Nov 15 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened higher on Tuesday as investors were cheered up by a record-high close of…

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Trump committed to US alliances: Obama

Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said he will strive during his last international tour as head of…

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Oil prices extend losses

New York, Nov 15 (IANS) Oil prices extended last week's declines on Monday, dragged down by worries about oversupply as…

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Putin, Trump vow joint efforts to normalise ties

Moscow, Nov 15 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump held a telephone conversation, with both sides…

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US dollar rallies on rate-hike expectations

New York, Nov 15 (IANS) The US dollar climbed against other major currencies as President-elect Donald Trump's potential economic policies…

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US stocks trade mixed

New York, Nov 15 (IANS) US stocks traded in a narrow range as investors continued to digest the outcome of…

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Russia warplane crashes into Mediterranean: Officials

Moscow, Nov 15 (IANS) A Russian warplane has crashed into the Mediterranean after takeoff from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier…

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Wasting food is like a crime: Environment Minister

By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 14 (IANS) Pitching for India's message of a lifestyle with minimum carbon footprint, Environment Minister…

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COP22: Civil society calls for halt to fossil fuel extraction

by Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 14 (IANS) Civil society groups from across the globe on Monday demanded from the world…

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Scores of Pakistanis, Afghans, Iranians ‘killed in Syria’

Aleppo, Nov 14 (IANS/AKI) Over dozen of religiously devout Shia militants from Pakistan and Afghanistan, three Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers…

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Bangladesh takes delivery of two submarines from China

Dhaka, Nov 14 (IANS) Bangladesh on Monday took delivery of two Ming class submarines, bought from China, as it seeks…

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G20 nations still financing overseas coal projects: Report

By Vishal Gulati Marrakech, Nov 14 (IANS) The G20 countries continue pumping billions in overseas coal development and Japan's plans…

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Climate change pushing 26 mn lives into poverty annually: World Bank

By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 14 (IANS) In a shocking revelation, the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties…

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World warmer by 1.2 degrees, 2016 warmest year ever: WMO

By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 14 (IANS) The World Metrological Organisation (WMO) on Monday said the global temperature is 1.2…

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