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Indian cities struggle as taps run dry
BEED: Residents of the drought-hit Indian village of Salegaon are so desperate for water that they have started lining up their pots two days before the tanker is due to arrive. When it does, the neatly lined up pots go
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Turkish author to Dr M: Don’t insult the Jews as a whole
PUCHONG: Criticising Israel as a state is alright but to disparage the Jewish community as a whole is wrong, said Turkish author Mustafa Akyol in a tweet. The renowned author was hurling brickbats on Malaysian prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir
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Trump: Iran may have downed drone by mistake
WASHINGTON/DUBAI: US President Donald Trump played down Iran’s downing of a US military surveillance drone yesterday, saying he suspected it was shot by mistake and ‘it would have made a big difference’ to him had the remotely controlled aircraft been
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MH17: Moscow denies involvement in shooting down the aircraft
KUALA LUMPUR: The Russian government today dismissed allegations by the Dutch Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that its soldiers were responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 over Ukraine. In a statement, the Russian embassy in Kuala Lumpur
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Iconic Marilyn Monroe statue stolen from Hollywood Walk of Fame
A small statue of Marilyn Monroe, in her iconic pose from her 1955 hit film ‘The Seven Year Itch’, has been stolen from the top of the Ladies of Hollywood Gazebo, a popular landmark at Hollywood Boulevard. The gazebo, created
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MH17: Families of deceased awaiting justice
KUALA LUMPUR: Family members of those onboard the doomed Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight voiced their gratitude following a report yesterday that exposed the four main suspects who had allegedly shot down the plane in July 2014 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine,
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Pakistan PM trolled for attributing quote to wrong writer
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan became the latest target of trolls after he posted a quote by Rabindranath Tagore on his Twitter account, but wrongly attributed it to another writer. Imran took to his account yesterday to post an inspirational
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Ukraine urges Russia to admit responsibility over MH17 downing
Kiev on Wednesday urged Russia to admit responsibility over the 2014 downing of passenger flight MH17 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine that left 298 people dead, after charges were laid by international investigators. “We call on the Russian Federation to acknowledge
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Janet Mock signs historic deal with Netflix
The writer and director is the first black trans woman to land this type of agreement. Janet Mock just became the first out black trans woman to land an overall deal with a major studio. The three-year, multimillion dollar deal will
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US may cap H-1B visas to counter India’s data rules
NEW DELHI: The US has told India that it is considering caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, widening the two countries’ row over
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