Category: International

11 policemen killed in Afghan checkpoints attack

Kabul, May 30 (IANS) At least 11 Afghan police personnel were killed when Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints in Helmand…

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Premature birth may up osteoporosis risk in adulthood

London, May 30 (IANS) Babies born prematurely are at an increased risk of having brittle bones in adulthood, says a…

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Abu Dhabi hotel guests to pay new fee on bills

Abu Dhabi, May 30 (IANS/WAM) Hotel guests in Abu Dhabi will start paying a municipal fee of four percent of…

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A new gatekeeper for light discovered

New York, May 30 (IANS) Imagine a device that is selectively transparent to various wavelengths of light at one moment…

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Bleaching kills 35 percent of coral in Great Barrier Reef

Canberra, May 30 (IANS) Mass bleaching has killed 35 percent of the coral in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia,…

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Japan PM may face no-confidence motion over tax issue

Tokyo, May 30 (IANS) Leaders of Japan's four opposition parties hoped to jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet…

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Missing Japanese journalist’s photo posted online

Tokyo, May 30 (IANS) An image of a a freelance Japanese journalist who went missing in Syria has been posted…

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New Horizons clicks Pluto’s surface like never before

Washington, May 30 (IANS) NASA's New Horizon probe has sent home the most detailed view of Pluto's terrain you will…

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Indian couple launches lawsuit against Australian bank

Melbourne, May 30 (IANS) An Indian businessman and his wife on Monday launched the largest legal action in the state…

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Top Syrian negotiator quits peace talks

Damascus, May 30 (IANS) The chief negotiator of Syria's main opposition umbrella group has resigned over what he called the…

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Khaleda freshly charged over 2015 blockade violence

Dhaka, May 30 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Khaleda Zia was freshly charged in two cases over violence during…

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Racial sensitivity urged as Chinese ad causes outrage

Beijing, May 30 (IANS) Legal experts have called for more education and stricter law enforcement to increase awareness of racial…

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Pope Francis meets young ‘YouTubers’

Rome, May 30 (IANS) Pope Francis met a group of young 'YouTubers' from six continents and encouraged them to make…

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China to invest 4 trillion yuan in transportation

Beijing, May 30 (IANS) China has outlined a massive spending plan aimed at providing more reliable transportation access to the…

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Chinese central bank pumps more money into market

Beijing, May 30 (IANS) China's central bank on Monday pumped more money into the market to ease a liquidity strain.…

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Protest in Portugal against private school funding cuts

Lisbon, May 30 (IANS) Thousands of people took to the streets in Lisbon to protest against the Portuguese government's proposed…

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Chinese yuan weakens to 5-year low

Beijing, May 30 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan, weakened to 294 basis points on Monday to…

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Chinese shares open lower

Beijing, May 30 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.23 percent to…

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Australian man reportedly killed fighting IS in Syria

Canberra, May 30 (IANS) An Australian man has reportedly been killed while fighting against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria.…

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Jordan King names new PM, dissolves parliament

Amman, May 30 (IANS) King Abdullah II of Jordan on Sunday appointed Hani Al Mulqi as new prime minister and…

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