Category: International

6.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan

Tokyo, April 1 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Japan's Mie prefecture…

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Radioactive sediment found in Fukushima rivers

Tokyo, April 1 (IANS) Japanese researchers have detected relatively high levels of radioactive substances in sediment in multiple rivers running…

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Pakistan arrests 59 Indian fishermen

Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) At least 59 Indian fishermen were arrested in Pakistan for poaching in the country's waters, the…

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Qatar signs $8.95 billion arms deals

Doha, April 1 (IANS) Qatar signed 19 major arms deals worth $8.95 billion at the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition…

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McDonald’s to open 1,300 outlets in China

Washington, April 1 (IANS) Fast food giant McDonald's has planned to open approximately 1,300 fast food restaurants in China over…

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Drop the notion that terror is someone else’s problem: Modi

Washington, April 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Brussels attacks have illustrated how real and immediate…

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Chinese shares open lower

Beijing, April 1 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.23 percent, at…

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Messi draws 40 million followers on Instagram

Buenos Aires, April 1 (IANS) Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi now has 40 million followers on the Instagram photo-sharing social…

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Chinese yuan strengthens against USD

Beijing, April 1 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan strengthened 27 basis points to 6.4585 against the…

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China, US vow to boost nuclear security cooperation

Washington, April 1 (IANS) China and the US reaffirmed their joint commitment to global nuclear security and pledged to continue…

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Brazil Supreme Court asserts jurisdiction over Lula case

Brasilia, April 1 (IANS/EFE) Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the case concerning former President Luiz Inacio Lula da…

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Tokyo stocks open lower after BOJ survey

Tokyo, April 1 (IANS) Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday after the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Tankan survey, which reveals…

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US, Saudi Arabia impose joint sanction on fundraising for terrorists

Washington, April 1 (IANS) The US and Saudi Arabia on Thursday imposed sanctions jointly on four individuals and two organisations,…

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Crude prices edge up ahead of producers’ meeting

New York, April 1 (IANS) Oil prices rose on Thursday on hopes that an upcoming meeting of major oil producers…

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India to become central to LIGO project

Washington, April 1 (IANS) India is set to become a central point in Albert Einstein's recently proved gravitational waves theory…

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Saudi Arabia, US to tackle fund raising for terrorism

Riyadh, April 1 (IANS) Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday joint actions with the US to tackle fund raising for and…

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India seeks New Zealand’s cooperation for dairy industry

Washington, April 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sought New Zealand's cooperation in the dairy industry during a…

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Paris attacks suspect to be extradited to France

Brussels, April 1 (IANS) The transfer of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to France could take place "very soon", the…

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India’s GDP likely to grow this fiscal at 7.6 percent: Jaitley

Canberra, March 31 (IANS) Estimating that India's GDP growth rate for the current fiscal would touch 7.6 percent, Finance Minister…

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India, US sign agreement to set up LIGO project

Washington, March 31 (IANS) India and the US signed an agreement on Thursday for a new Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory…

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