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Three doctors arrested over Payal’s death
MUMBAI: Three doctors have been arrested in Mumbai on allegations of bullying which led to their young female colleague to commit suicide. “I used to say I am Dr Payal’s mother. But what do I say now?” asked a tearful
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Israel to go for another election
JERUSALEM: Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve the parliament early on Thursday, paving way for a new election after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline. The Sept 17 ballot will be Israel’s second
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Japanese man tries smuggling 246 packets of cocaine, dies on flight
A Japanese man died in a flight while travelling from Bogota to Tokyo after swallowing 246 packets of cocaine. In what can be referred to as an eccentric case of drug-related deaths, a Japanese man died on a flight while
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Arrest warrant issued for Myanmar fanatic monk Wirathu
YANGON: The Myanmar court has issued an arrest warrant for a nationalist Buddhist monk, Wirathu, on sedition charge. Wirathu is known for his incendiary attacks on minority Muslims, particularly the Rohingya community. He has also been critical of the civilian
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Somalia’s frightening network of Islamist spies
Somalia’s militant Islamists remain relatively undiminished, despite a 12-year UN-backed campaign against them, largely thanks to its sophisticated web of spies, writes the BBC’s Mary Harper. Often, when I return to the UK from Somalia, I get a phone call
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‘North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction violate UN resolutions’
WASHINGTON: North Korea’s entire weapons of mass destruction programme violates United Nations Security Council resolutions, said the US State Department when asked about recent missile launches by Pyongyang. “I think the entire North Korean WMD programme, it’s in conflict with
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WHO: ‘Burn-out’ is a medical condition
GENEVA: The World Health Organization has for the first time recognised ‘burn-out’ in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which is widely used as a benchmark for diagnosis and health insurers. The decision, reached during the World Health Assembly in
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Many sharks closer to extinction than feared
Human appetites are pushing makos and other iconic sharks to the brink of extinction, scientists warned in a new assessment of the apex predator’s conservation status. Seventeen of 58 species evaluated were classified as facing extinction, the Shark Specialist
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Razak Baginda is still facing two other charges in French court
PUCHONG: Malaysian human rights organization Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) and the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) has clarified that former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak associate, Abdul Razak Baginda is still facing two corruption charges in the
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Abe: Trump supports meeting with Kim over abductions
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that US President Donald Trump supported his intention to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in order to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean security services between 1970s
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