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School rewards Mizoram kid who took injured chicken to hospital
At the age of 6, Derek C Lalchhanhima, from Mizoram, made headlines for his simple act of honesty and compassion. His story of taking an injured chicken to a hospital with all the money he had, touched a chord with people
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US Reps approve an end to US to role in Yemen war, Trump’s veto imminent
Washington DC: The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to end US support for the Saudi-UAE war in Yemen, sending US President Donald Trump another rebuke over his support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The measure,
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New Zealand mosque attacks suspect to undergo mental tests
Christchurch, New Zealand – The Australian man accused of murdering 50 people at two New Zealand mosques has been ordered to undergo mental tests. At the brief and sombre hearing in Christchurch on Friday, Justice Cameron Mander ordered Brenton Tarrant,
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Mom forgets stuffed toy on mountain top. Social media finds it for 4-year-old
Have you ever experienced what it feels like to think that you have lost your favourite thing? To give up on the feeling of ever embracing it again, but then suddenly, you find it. Ecstatic happiness right? Declan Thorsen, a
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Trending: Donald Trump says windmills cause cancer. Twitter trolls him and says his voice causes pandemic
Donald Trump, the President of United States of America recently made dubious claims that the noise from the windmills causes cancer. Twitter had a field day trolling for making such a baseless statement. Donald Trump has a long history of
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Black, gay woman elected Chicago mayor in historic vote
CHICAGO: In a historic first, a gay African American woman was elected mayor of America’s third largest city Tuesday, as Chicago voters entrusted a political novice with tackling difficult problems of economic inequality and gun violence. Lori Lightfoot, a 56-year-old
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Trade Outlook 2019: Mostly Cloudy
The global trade outlook continues to be a sombre one, as the effect of policy tension and uncertainty make themselves felt. The latest World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Outlook Indicator, published on 19 February 2019, stands at 96.3 on a
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Fentanyl controlled substance in China after US plea
BEIJING: China announced today it would add fentanyl analogues to its controlled substance list from May 1 following US pleas for Beijing to crack down on a drug fuelling a deadly opioid crisis. China is suspected of being the main
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Venezuelans set up burning barricades over lack of power, water
CARACAS: Angry Venezuelans set up burning barricades near the presidential palace in Caracas and in other parts of the country on Sunday in protests over constant power outages and shortages of drinking water in the wake of two major blackouts
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Disney bans smoking at U.S. parks ahead of ‘Star Wars’ openings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co will ban smoking, vaping and large strollers at its U.S. theme parks in California and Florida starting on May 1, the company said on Thursday. The restrictions are designed in part to help
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