Category: International

Tokyo stocks edge up

Tokyo, July 7 (IANS) Tokyo stocks edged higher from the bell on Thursday as Wall Street's rally overnight coupled with…

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Oil prices rally ahead of official stockpile data

New York, July 7 (IANS) Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday following previous day's sharp losses, as investors awaited the Energy…

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Gold rises to 2-year high on weaker US dollar

Chicago, July 7 (IANS) Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose to a two-year…

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Eight killed in Morocco road accident

Rabat, July 7 (IANS) Eight people were killed and five others seriously injured in a three-car crash in Morocco, officials…

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US dollar ticks down amid Fed minutes

New York, July 7 (IANS) The US dollar declined against most other major currencies on Wednesday as investors digested the…

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No Zika risk during Olympics: Michel Temer

Brasilia, July 7 (IANS) Brazil's interim President Michel Temer has said that there is no risk of contracting the Zika…

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Ronaldo powers Portugal into Euro 2016 final

Lyon (France), July 7 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo scored one and assisted another to lead Portugal to a 2-0 win over…

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US stocks trade mixed ahead of Fed minutes

New York, July 7 (IANS) US stocks traded mostly lower in the morning session on Wednesday as investors awaited US…

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Russia says no reliable information on Russians involved in Istanbul airport attack

Moscow, July 6 (IANS) The Kremlin said on Wednesday there was no reliable information on Russian nationals' involvement in the…

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Dead chef among six accused in Dhaka cafe attack case

Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) Bnagladesh Police have accused six persons, including slain Holey Artisan Bakery chef Saiful Islam Chowkider, in…

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Obama to maintain 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan into 2017

Washington, July 6 (IANS) US President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that he will maintain about 8,400 American troops in…

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Pakistani army chief asks commanders to stop militants from crossing into Afghanistan

Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday ordered military officials not to allow anyone to…

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Japanese killed in Dhaka cafe put up little resistance, autopsies indicate

Tokyo, July 6 (IANS) The bodies of seven Japanese killed in the terrorist attack in Bangladesh on last Friday bore…

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Unesco’s Kalinga Prize money increased to $40,000

Bhubaneswar, July 6 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to double the prize money of Unesco Kalinga Prize-2017 to $40,000,…

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Islamic State slaughters dozens of Syrian civilians

Damascus, July 6 (IANS/AKI) Islamic State jihadists have captured and brutally killed dozens of civilians in Syria's northern Aleppo province,…

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Chinese city on red alert for further rain

Beijing, July 6 (IANS) China's Wuhan city was on red alert on Wednesday for more heavy rainfall, after torrential downpours…

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Dhaka cafe assault ‘a glimpse’ of future: IS

Raqqa (Syria), July 6 (IANS/AKI) A barrage of fresh terror attacks will target Bangladesh and elsewhere until an Islamic caliphate…

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Undeterred by cafe attack, JICA to continue work in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) A Japanese governmental aid agency has promised to continue supporting development projects in Bangladesh, after seven…

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Police shut down Dalai Lama birthday celebrations in Nepal

Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) Nepali police on Wednesday shut down a Tibetan celebration programme in Kathmandu for the Dalai Lama's…

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New video threatens more attacks in Bangladesh, cafe gunmen praised

Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) Days after the deadly Dhaka cafe attack, a new video has surfaced on the internet of…

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