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Russia steps up air raids on Idlib province in Syria after jet shot down
Russian jets intensified their raids on rebel-held towns and cities in Syria’s northern Idlib province on Sunday night, a day after rebels shot […]
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US Congress gridlocked as budget, immigration deadlines loom
Washington, Bitterly divided US lawmakers return this week to face a shrinking window for reaching deals on immigration, federal spending and the debt, […]
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Japan’s PM vows to proceed with US base relocation in Okinawa after poll
Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed on Monday the victory of a ruling party-backed candidate in a mayoral election on Okinawa, vowing […]
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Record snowfall in Moscow kills 1, injures 2
Record snowfall hit Moscow for the second day in a row on Sunday, wreaking havoc on transportation and resulting in one death. Moscow […]
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Taiwan hit by 6.4-magnitude quake
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted waters near Hualien County in northeast Taiwan at 21:56 Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The […]
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47 Indian fishermen arrested in Pakistan
Forty-seven Indian fishermen have been arrested by Pakistani authorities for allegedly fishing in the country’s territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, according to […]
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Maldives govt warns Supreme Court against impeachment move
The beleaguered Maldives government Sunday ordered police and troops to reject any move by the Supreme Court to arrest or impeach President Abdulla […]
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Indian students to join PM May’s initiative to connect through food
Nearly 30,000 students and teachers of the Kalinga Institute of Social Science will join the ‘Commonwealth Big Lunches’ initiative launched by Prime Minister […]
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Trump to pull nomination of top environmental adviser
The White House is confirming plans to withdraw the nomination of a climate change skeptic to serve as President Donald Trump’s top environmental […]
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US House Speaker Paul Ryan deletes $1.50 tax cut gain tweet
Washington, US House Speaker Paul Ryan has come under fire after citing a school worker who was $1.50 a week better off because […]
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Dinosaurs Surely Were Having a Party Million Years Ago in NASA’s Backyard
Around 110 million years prior, two tank-like dinosaurs — an infant and a grown-up — strolled crosswise over what was a squishy wetland, […]
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Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau talks tough on NAFTA, repeats he could walk away
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a tough line on NAFTA on Friday, repeating that he could walk away if he was not […]