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Trump opposes the use of CIA informants against North Korea
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump took a public stance against the use of CIA informants to spy on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un yesterday, saying it would not happen under his watch and possibly taking away a valuable tool
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Elephant herd takes out funeral procession for dead calf
A heartbreaking video of a herd of elephants taking out a “funeral procession” for a dead calf, has gone viral. Humans can learn a lot from animals,” is the general consensus on the internet after a heartbreaking video of a
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Survey: 86 percent Internet users duped by fake news
Eighty-six percent of internet users have been duped by fake news — most of it spread on Facebook — according to a global survey published yesterday. Respondents said they want both governments and social media companies to crack down on
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Payal Tadvi suicide: Accused plead against imprisonment
MUMBAI: The three accused in Dr Payal Tadvi suicide case broke down in Mumbai court yesterday when the court adjourned their bail applications for hearing to June 17. The three accused Dr Hema Ahuja, Dr Bhakti Meher and Dr Ankita
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Hong Kong protesters begin night vigil as extradition anger mounts
Tensions rose in Hong Kong late Tuesday as hundreds of protesters began a nighttime vigil outside the city’s parliament, just hours before lawmakers debate a divisive plan to allow extraditions to China. The sudden appearance of around 2,000 predominantly young
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Twinkle Sharma murder: Religious tension rise in Tappal
Indian authorities deployed hundreds of police and suspended the Internet today in a northern town where the brutal murder of a two-year-old girl has flared up inter-religious tensions. The Hindu girl, Twinkle Sharma, was murdered over an unpaid loan of
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IAEA: Iran has accelerated enrichment of uranium
TEHRAN/VIENNA: Iran has followed through on a threat to accelerate its production of enriched uranium, the head of the United Nations (UN) atomic watchdog said, departing from his usual guarded language to say he was worried about increasing tension. The
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Oil price stabilise amid supply cut
SINGAPORE: Oil prices stabilised on expectations that producer group OPEC and its allies will keep withholding supply to prevent prices from tumbling amid a broad economic slowdown which has started eating away at fuel demand growth. Front-month Brent crude futures,
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US to release migrant children faster from custody
SAN FRANCISCO: The Trump administration is again changing the way it vets people who want to sponsor minors who crossed the US-Mexico border alone in an effort to speed up the release of thousands of migrant children currently in US
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India jails three for life over child rape-murder
PATHANKOT: A court in north India jailed three men for life on Monday over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl that stirred nationwide outrage and religious tension. The case illustrated India’s appalling record on violence against women
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