Gk Guru: November 2018

Friday, 30 November 2018

Donald Trump, China's Xi Jinping Set For High-Stakes Talks Over Trade War

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will wrap up a global summit today with high-stakes talks expected to determine whether they can begin defusing a damaging trade war between...

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George HW Bush: One-Term President Helmed Political Dynasty

George H.W. Bush -- the upper-crust war hero-turned-oilman and diplomat who steered America through the end of the Cold War as president and led a political dynasty that saw his son win the White...

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India Checking Report Of IL&FS Employees Held Hostage In Ethiopia

India has asked Ethiopian authorities to investigate a report that employees of an Indian company, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), have been taken hostage by staff in Ethiopia,...

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Trump Praises HW Bush's "Unflappable Leadership" In His Tribute

US President Donald Trump on Saturday paid tribute to late former leader George HW Bush, praising his lifetime of service to the nation and "unflappable leadership" during the waning days of the Cold...

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"Hearts Are Heavy": Obama, Donald Trump Pay Tributes To George HW Bush

Former US president George HW Bush, who helped steer America through the end of the Cold War, died at age 94 late on Friday night.

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Washington To Give Preference To US-Educated Workers For H1-B Visas

The US government has announced plans to change the H1-B visa programme to give preference to workers with advanced American degrees, a move which could potentially have the effect of reducing visas...

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Former US President George HW Bush Dies At 94

Former US president George HW Bush, who helped steer America through the end of the Cold War, has died at age 94, his family announced late Friday.

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"Dignified Exit": Sri Lanka President May Cancel Parliament Dissolution

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is considering dropping an attempt to dissolve parliament, sources close to the president said, possibly easing weeks of political deadlock.

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North Korean Soldier Defects Across Border, Says South Korea's Military

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the eastern land border on Saturday, the South's military said.

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Man Fleeing From ISIS Surrenders In Syria. He Recruited 9/11 Hijackers

There was nothing about the hungry, bedraggled man who surrendered at a remote desert checkpoint belonging to the United States' Kurdish allies this year to suggest he had once played a part in one of...

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Student, 21, Alleges Chinese Billionaire Lured Her To Dinner, Raped Her

It was a Thursday evening in late August and a crowd had gathered at the Origami sushi restaurant in Minneapolis. One guest, a 21-year-old female Chinese undergraduate at the University of Minnesota,...

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Four Maryland Teens Indicted In High School Locker Room Rape Case

Four Maryland teenagers accused of sexually assaulting football teammates in a locker room were indicted Thursday by a grand jury, with additional conspiracy charges that line up with prosecutors'...

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Payless Opens Fake Luxury Store, Tricks People Into Buying $600 Shoes

A mini-runway, lined with stiletto heels, glistens in bright fluorescent lighting. Shoes of various types sit neatly in individual glass shelves. A statue of an angel carrying several shopping bags...

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Microsoft Tops Apple To Become Most Valuable US Firm, Amazon Close Third

Microsoft and Apple have dueled all week for the title of most valuable U.S. company, reviving a decades-long rivalry marked by industry domination, misfires, comebacks, iconic gadgets and two...

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Street By Saudi Embassy In US Could Be Renamed "Jamal Khashoggi Way"

Local officials in a Washington neighborhood have voted to rename a street outside Saudi Arabia's embassy in honor of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Trump Moves Past Putin At G20, Exchanges "Pleasantries" With Saudi Prince

President Donald Trump kept his distance from Vladimir Putin at a global summit here Friday that was clouded by an escalating Russia investigation in Washington and sniping with the Kremlin over why...

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Amazon, Facebook, Google, Others Warn Australia Against Law to Break Encryption

The Digital Industry Group Inc (DIGI) said the legislation proposed by Australia's government would undermine rather than enhance the nation's security.

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WhatsApp Consecutive Voice Messages, Group Call Shortcut Spotted in Android Beta

With the new features, WhatsApp for Android will be able to play multiple audio messages consecutively and provide a shortcut button to make group calls.

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With an Eye on Past Problems, Facebook Expands Local Feature

Called "Today In," the service shows people information from their towns and cities from such sources as news outlets, government entities and community groups.

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Ex-US Cop Charged With Murder For Killing Black Man In Mistaken Apartment

A Texas grand jury handed down a murder indictment Friday against a white former police officer who shot dead an unarmed black man in his apartment, which she allegedly mistook for her own.

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"Most Skilled, Highest Paid Foreign Workers": US Proposes Changes To H-1B

The Trump administration yesterday proposed major changes to the H-1B application process with the aim of awarding the visa to the most skilled and highest paid foreign workers.

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"Good Signs": Donald Trump On US-China Trade Ahead Of Xi Jinping Talks

President Donald Trump Friday lauded "good signs" ahead of talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on resolving their trade war.

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In Denmark, Even Crematoriums Want To Save Planet

In Denmark's second city Aarhus, even the crematorium is doing what it can to go carbon neutral, in a country that ambitiously aims to be fossil free by 2050.

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Tsunami Alert Issued In US After Powerful Alaska Earthquake: Officials

A tsunami warning was issued Friday for coastal areas of Alaska's southern Kenai Peninsula after a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

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Aung San Suu Kyi To Be Stripped Of Freedom Of Paris Award

Paris city will strip Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary freedom of the French capital over her failure to speak out against a crackdown on Myanmar's Rohingya minority, a mayor's spokeswoman said...

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After G20 Photo, Saudi Prince Left Stage Quickly, Didn't Greet Leaders

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was sidelined during the official "family photo" of world leaders and other dignitaries at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires on Friday, standing at...

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NASA Chief Says Elon Musk Won't Be Smoking Joints Publicly Again

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine elaborated this week on the reasons why the US space agency launched a safety review of SpaceX and Boeing, which are building spaceships for astronauts, including their...

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US, China Tensions Cast Shadow As World Leaders Meet In Argentina

The leaders of the world's top economies gathered in Argentina on Friday for talks overshadowed by a U.S.-China trade war that has roiled global markets, bracing for the kind of geopolitical drama...

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Putin, Trump To Meet At G20 In Argentina: Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a brief impromptu meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Argentina just as he will with other leaders at the G20 summit, RIA news agency cited Kremlin...

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Pak Rupee Sinks To Record Low Day After Imran Khan's 100 Days In Office

Pakistan's rupee plunged almost five percent to a record low Friday after what appeared to be a sixth devaluation by the central bank in the past year as the country struggles with an acute balance of...

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PM Modi, Xi Jinping Meet On Sidelines Of G20 Summit In Argentina

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Argentina capital Buenos Aires and discussed how to strengthen bilateral ties between the...

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He Says He Didn't Kill A Girl In 1984. His Back Tattoo Says Otherwise

The family was moving the next day, boxing up their life inside an apartment in Jacksonville, Florida, for a new place on a nearby naval base. Tammy Welch, a brown-haired 10-year-old, had been allowed...

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South Korea Sends Train Into North Korea, For The First Time In A Decade

A South Korean train rolled across the heavily militarized frontier into North Korea for the first time in a decade on Friday, as Seoul pushed ahead with a plan to reunite the two railway networks...

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Saudi Arabia Offers To Supply Oil To India On Sidelines Of G20 Summit

Saudi Arabia has offered to supply India with oil and petroleum products it needs to meet its growing energy demands during a meeting between Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prime...

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Marriott Says Massive Data Breach Impacted 500 Million Guests

Marriott International said on Friday that hackers illegally accessed its Starwood Hotels brand's reservation database since 2014, potentially exposing personal information on about 500 million...

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G20 Summit LIVE Updates: PM Modi To Meet Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe Today

PM Narendra Modi today addressed an informal BRICS summit informal meet in Argentina capital Buenos Aires, amid the G20 Summit which will be held there.

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Lion Air Crash Sheds Light on Dark Side of Cockpit Automation

As Boeing Co. was developing its latest version of the 737 airliner, it discovered the design was slightly more prone to a loss of control. So the company added a computer-driven safety feature -- one...

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Facebook Makes Ad Breaks Available for Video Creators in India

Facebook said ad breaks are now available for eligible partners in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, and English.

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US Is Planning 'Super Soldiers'. This Is The Technology They'll Use.

The U.S. Army is investing millions of dollars in experimental exoskeleton technology to make soldiers stronger and more resilient, in what experts say is part of a broader push into advanced gear to...

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WhatsApp for Android Now Previews Text You Share From Third-Party Apps

The new feature is initially available for WhatsApp for Android beta version 2.18.366.

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WhatsApp for Android Now Previews Text You Share From Third-Party Apps

Sri Lanka Parliament Stops Ministers' Salaries To Pressure Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday voted to halt payment of ministers' salaries and travel expenses, but it remained unclear how the move would impact the disputed government of Prime Minister Mahinda...

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China Has 'Stern' Words With US Over Ship In South China Sea

China said on Friday said it had lodged "stern representations" with the United States after the U.S. Navy sailed a ship through the contested South China Sea, passing near islands claimed by China.

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Instagram's Close Friends Feature Lets Users Share Stories With a Smaller Group

Instagram on Friday said it launched a new feature dubbed 'Close Friends' allowing users to share their stories with a smaller group of people.

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"Ray Of Hope": Kin Of Missing From Malaysia Flight MH370 Hand Over Debris

Relatives of those on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 Friday handed over new-found debris believed to be from the ill-fated plane, hoping it could help shed light on the jet's mysterious...

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Ukraine Bans Entry To Russian Men, Says Official

Ukraine has banned Russian adult men aged 16-60 years from entering Ukraine, the head of the border service Petro Tsygykal said in a televised meeting on Friday.

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Facebook Says COO Sheryl Sandberg Asked for Info on Soros

Facebook said that COO officer Sheryl Sandberg asked staff to look into whether billionaire critic George Soros had a financial interest in tarnishing the social network.

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Thursday, 29 November 2018

"We Regret The US Decision": Russia After Trump Cancels Talks With Putin

US President Donald Trump's decision to cancel talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit was regrettable, the Kremlin said.

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"Militarisation Of Football": Army Training, Drills For Chinese Players

Chinese national squads and a top league team have packed young footballers off to military camps for drills and Marxist-style "thought education" as a campaign to promote Communist Party values...

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Starbucks To Block Porn Access On Its Public Wi-Fi Networks From 2019

Bad news for creeps: Starbucks has announced that it will soon block access to porn websites via the company's Wi-Fi network. So pervs have only until the end of 2018 to get their jollies in public...

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Starbucks To Block Porn Access On Free Wi-Fi In All US Outlets From 2019

American coffee chain Starbucks has announced that it will block access to pornography on its free Wi-Fi in all its US outlets from January 2019. While watching explicit content in store was always...

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US Airline Apologises After Staff Allegedly Mocks 5-Year-Old Named Abcde

A Texas mother is calling out a Southwest Airlines employee who she said mocked her 5-year-old daughter's name and posted a picture of the child's boarding pass on social media.

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"I'll Drown You": Video Shows Syrian Teen Being Choked In England School

Jamal and his sister had been bullied repeatedly since fleeing the Syrian civil war and moving to West Yorkshire two years earlier, according to British news outlets, which did not fully identify the...

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50 Whales Found Dead After Mass Stranding In New Zealand

More than 50 pilot whales have perished in another mass stranding in New Zealand, taking the death toll of beached marine mammals to over 200 in the past week, wildlife authorities said today. A pod...

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Another Canadian Diplomat Diagnosed With "Mysterious" Cuba Brain Injury

Another Canadian diplomat in Havana has been diagnosed with a mysterious brain trauma that in 2016 started afflicting Canadian and US officials in the Cuban capital, a senior official said Thursday.

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Lied About Trump's Knowledge Of Moscow Project To Congress: Michael Cohen

President Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday in New York to lying to Congress about a Moscow real estate project that Trump and his company pursued at the...

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Soviet-Era 'Moon Rocks' Sell For $855,000 At New York Auction

Three fragments of rocks retrieved from the moon by a Soviet space mission in 1970 were sold for $855,000 at a New York auction on Thursday.

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"We Will Be In Moscow": Trump's 30-Year Quest To Do Business In Russia

It was a dream born in the 1980s: a gleaming Trump Tower in the heart of Soviet Moscow. For Donald Trump, that vision never died, even as he launched a presidential campaign and moved toward clinching...

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Facebook Spotted Testing Feature That Lets Users Ban Comments With Chosen Words, Phrases

Facebook users will soon be able to block comments containing particular words, phrases, and emojis on their timelines.

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Facebook Was Warned of Alleged Russian Meddling Back in 2014

Facebook acknowledged on Tuesday that its engineers had flagged suspicious Russian activity as early as 2014.

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Chinese Geneticist "Feels Proud" of Baby-Gene Editing

He Jiankui addressed a packed hall of around 700 people attending the Human Genome Editing Summit at the University of Hong Kong.

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Facebook Has a 'Black People Problem': Ex-Employee Spotlights Race Issues in Public Memo

"Facebook's disenfranchisement of black people on the platform mirrors the marginalization of its black employees," wrote Mark Luckie.

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Facebook, Twitter Crack Down on AI Babysitter-Rating Service

Predictim, a California-based startup, analyses babysitters' online histories, including on Facebook and Twitter.

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IBM CEO Joins Apple in Blasting Data Use by Silicon Valley

Rometty joined a growing chorus of tech executives lambasting web platforms, like Google and Facebook, over their collection of user data.

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Five Dead, 31 Injured In Hong Kong Coach Crash: Police

A coach reported to have been carrying tourists to Hong Kong's airport collided with a taxi Friday leaving five dead and 31 injured, police said.

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G20 Summit LIVE Updates: PM Modi Meets Saudi Arabia Crown Prince

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to land in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina for the 2018 G20 summit, which is scheduled to begin today. The theme of the G20 summit is Building Consensus for...

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Angela Merkel's Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Cologne

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's plane, headed for the G20 summit in Argentina, made an emergency landing in Cologne on Thursday due to a technical problem, the Chancellery said.

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Japanese Pilot, 10 Times Over Alcohol Limit, Jailed In UK

A Japan Airlines pilot was jailed for 10 months on Thursday after being caught 10 times over the alcohol limit shortly before take-off from London Heathrow Airport.

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Donald Trump Cancels Meeting With Vladimir Putin Over Ukraine Crisis

US President Donald Trump scrapped Thursday a planned meeting at the G20 summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Moscow's detention of a group of Ukrainian sailors.

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PM Narendra Modi Reaches Argentina To Attend G20 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina to attend the G-20 summit where he will discuss ways to meet the new and upcoming challenges of the coming...

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Trump Ex-Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Misleading Congress In Russia Probe

President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty on Thursday to making false statements in connection with the federal investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S....

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Amazon, Facebook, Google, Others Warn Australia Against Law to Break Encryption

After Scientist's Experiment, China Orders Stop To Baby Gene-Editing Activities

China's science ministry has ordered that people involved in the controversial baby gene-editing experiment halt their activities, a government official told state media Thursday.

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Sri Lanka Agrees Port Deals With China Amid Political Chaos

Sri Lanka signed two multi-million dollar contracts with Chinese firms for a port upgrade project on Thursday in the middle of a political hiatus that has raised doubts over the legitimacy of the...

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Rishi Kapoor's Ancestral House In Peshawar To Be Turned Into Museum

The Pakistan government has decided to convert Bollywood star Rishi Kapoor's ancestral home in the Qissa Khwani Bazar in Peshawar into a museum soon, heeding to a request by the actor.

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Turkey Renames US Embassy Street After Civil Rights Activist Malcom X

Turkey on Thursday changed the name of the street on which the new US embassy will be located after the American black Muslim civil rights campaigner Malcolm X, an AFP correspondent said.

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China To Build Underwater Bullet Train Route

The proposed underwater tunnel will be a part of the 77-km Yong-Zhou Railway plan to boost tourism and create a two-hour-commute zone within Zhejiang province.

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US Seeks "Full Transparency" On Chinese Debt On Pakistan

The US is demanding "full transparency" over China's debt on cash-strapped Pakistan, the Trump Administration told lawmakers amid concerns that Islamabad is seeking a multi-billion-dollar bailout...

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72-Feet Christmas Tree Lit At Rockefeller Centre In New York

The Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Centre here has been lit up, marking the traditional start of the holiday season.The tradition was started on Christmas Eve 1931 by a group of construction...

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Genome Summit Organisers Slam Chinese Scientist's Gene-Editing Baby Claim

The organisers of a conference where a Chinese scientist claimed to have edited the genes of twin babies condemned the work today, calling it "deeply disturbing" and "irresponsible".

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Sri Lanka Parliament Passes Motion To Cut Prime Minister's Budget

Sri Lanka's parliament today passed a motion to cut the personal budget of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has refused to step down after twice losing confidence votes. Lawmakers backing...

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Renault, Nissan Alliance In First Talks Since Carlos Ghosn Arrest

The heads of automakers Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi will meet today for the first time since the shock arrest of Carlos Ghosn threw their fractured alliance into the open. Detained in Japan on...

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Wednesday, 28 November 2018

Trapper Shot Attacking Grizzly - It Apparently Already Killed His Family

Gjermund Roesholt was returning from checking his fur traps in Canada's Yukon Territory on Tuesday afternoon when he found himself in the path of an aggressive, charging grizzly bear. The...

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Indonesia Aviation Safety Record In Spotlight After Lion Air Crash

Indonesia is one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets, but it has come under fresh scrutiny since a fatal Lion Air crash last month as the sector struggles to keep up with its breakneck...

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Imran Khan Says Pak Army Wants to Mend Ties With India: Foreign Media

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said his political party and the nation's powerful military are "all on one page" in wanting to mend ties with arch-rival India.

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Elon Musk Drops Los Angeles Tunnel Plan For Dodger Stadium Project

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has scrapped plans for a high-speed passenger tunnel under the West side of Los Angeles but is moving ahead with a similar proposal across town designed to whisk...

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With an Eye on Past Problems, Facebook Expands Local Feature

Trump "Part Of Cover-Up" In Khashoggi Case, Says Hillary Clinton: Report

Hillary Clinton suggested that Donald Trump and "those closest to him" have their "own personal commercial interest" in concealing the incident around Khashoggi's murder.

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Climate Change Study Warns Of Health Risks, Deaths Due To Global Warming

Climate change is making more people around the world vulnerable to heat exposure, putting them at greater risk of heart and kidney disease, heat stress, and other heat-related killers, scientists...

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Donald Trump Heads To G20 Primed For New Conflicts

US President Donald Trump jets into Argentina on Thursday for a G20 summit, keen to do battle with China on trade and sharpening his rhetoric against Russia over Ukraine.

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Argentine-Style Steaks, Lamb On This Week's G20 Summit Menu

Steaks, lamb, and "choripan," a sausage served between bread - world leaders at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires this week will be experiencing a traditional Argentine menu, the event's head catering...

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Woman Charged With Murder Says She Tried To Cut Victim 'In Half' With Car

Like anyone else who is stuck in traffic and in a hurry, Elizabeth McKeown was frustrated that the car in front of her "wouldn't go."

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Man Sues Hawaii, Says False Missile Alert Caused Heart Attack

A Hawaii man who had a heart attack after a false alert about an incoming ballistic missile flashed on cellphones in January has sued the state, accusing it of negligence in the incident that panicked...

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Inmates Posing As Women Online Blackmailed Hundreds Of Troops

The South Carolina inmates filled their time posing as women and scrolling social media and dating sites until a few key details caught their eye.

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US Man Secretly Fed Bears For A Decade 'To Keep Them Safe', Say Officials

For 10 years, a Virginia man has been secretly feeding bears "to keep them safe from poachers" - a violation of the state's "bear no-feeding" law, wildlife authorities say.

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US Civil Rights Groups Seek Secret Documents In Facebook Encryption Fight

Two civil rights groups asked a federal judge on Wednesday to release documents describing a secret U.S. Department of Justice effort to force Facebook Inc to decrypt conversations between users.

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Facebook Election 'War Room' Goes Quiet - for Now

"The war room will be operational ahead of major events, and it still stands," Facebook vice president of product management Guy Rosen said on Twitter.

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Facebook Says Bug Showing Old Messages to Users Has Been Resolved

The issue of old Messenger threads resurfacing automatically, without context or explanation, was first raised by users on Twitter.

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WhatsApp Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Quits, Thanks Brian Acton and Jan Koum

Neeraj Arora is the latest executive to depart from Facebook, more specifically WhatsApp, during a year that has been tumultuous for the social networking giant.

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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Said to Be 'Tainted' by Crisis After Crisis

Facebook crises this year have put immense pressure on Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, undermining her authority and tainting her image.

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Google Honours Spanish Artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo With A Doodle

Google Doodle today honours the 400th birth anniversary of Bartolome Esteban Murillo. He was a Spanish Baroque painter and his exact birth date is unknown. He mainly painted historical and religious...

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Top US Officials Defend Close Saudi Ties Despite Khashoggi Killing

Senior members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet urged U.S. senators on Wednesday not to downgrade ties with Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying it would harm...

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US Slams Harmful China Trade Policies, Threatens Auto Tariffs

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Wednesday slammed Beijing for failing to offer "meaningful reform" on aggressive trade policies that harm US workers and industry, and threatened tariffs...

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Putin Defiant On Ukraine Crisis Despite Trump Summit Talks Threat

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday shrugged off a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to cancel a meeting with him due to Moscow's seizure of three Ukrainian navy ships, and accused Ukraine's...

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Witness Says Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo Tried To Kill Him Four Times

A Mexican former pilot and one-time friend of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman told the kingpin's New York trial Wednesday how the defendant had ordered him dead four times.

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Man 'Robbed 38 Times' Shoots Thief Dead In Italy

Italian police launched an investigation Wednesday into the death of an intruder who was shot after breaking into the premises of a man who had reportedly been robbed 38 times.

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An Awkward G20 Summit Awaits The Saudi Crown Prince This Week

Argentina's brutal dictatorship had at least one useful legacy: A remarkably broad human rights agenda baked into the country's post-dictatorship constitution.

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6-Year-Old Interrupts Vatican Ceremony - And Pope Francis Doesn't Mind

The boy had escaped his mother's grasp on Wednesday, and Pope Francis watched as he scuffled across the smooth granite Vatican podium, past the outstretched arm of an archbishop and into the orbit of...

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Nancy Pelosi Claims Democrats' Nomination To Be US House Speaker

Nancy Pelosi, a mainstay of American politics for nearly two decades, on Wednesday was nominated by her fellow Democrats to again be the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives as she manoeuvred...

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Man Who Confessed To 90 Murders May Be Most Prolific Killer In US History

A 78-year-old drifter in prison in Texas has confessed to 90 murders and is being investigated as possibly the most prolific serial killer in US history.

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Margaret Atwood To Release 'Handmaid's Tale' Sequel

Canadian author Margaret Atwood said Wednesday she will publish a sequel to her novel "The Handmaid's Tale" next year, taking readers deeper into her vision of a dystopian America ruled by a...

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Google CEO To Appear Before US House Panel On December 5

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai will testify at a congressional hearing next week where he will be questioned on "transparency" and "filtering practices" used by the internet search giant,...

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China To Allocate $13 Billion For Poverty Alleviation In 2019

China will spend $13 billion in 2019 to lift more people out of poverty.

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Security Is Concern Amid Jamal Khashoggi Crisis: US Defense Secretary

Saudi Arabia plays a fundamental role in maintaining security in the Middle East, which cannot be dismissed even as the United States seeks accountability for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, U.S....

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Car Bomb Hits Kabul, Hours After President Outlines Peace Plans

A car bomb exploded outside a security contractors' compound in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, opening the way for gunmen who battled security forces only hours after President Ashraf Ghani...

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Comic-Book Icon Stan Lee Died Of Respiratory, Heart Failure: Report

Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee died due to cardiac arrest, respiratory and congestive heart failure, according to his death certificate from the Los Angeles Department of Health.

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Would "Totally Be Willing" To Shut Government Over Wall Funding: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would "totally be willing" to shut down the federal government unless Congress authorized $5 billion to fund his long-promised wall along the U.S. border with...

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Massage-Booking App Leaks Database Of 3 Lakh Customers

A London-based popular massage-booking app left its online database containing 309,000 customer profiles unsecured, the media reported.

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Putin To Discuss Khashoggi Case With Saudi Prince At G20 In Argentina

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, a Kremlin aide said Wednesday.

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Who Should Go To Mars First? Elon Musk, Anand Mahindra's Twitter Musings

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's dream to go and live on Mars has got the support of Mahindra Group's chairman Anand Mahindra, who says poets should be sent to the red planet first. Both the visionary...

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82-Year-Old Lawyer Emerges As The Face Of Opposition In Bangladesh

An octogenarian former comrade of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's father in the country's independence struggle is now the face of an embattled opposition seeking to end her decade-long rule...

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Pope's Heart-Warming Realisation After Speech-Impaired Boy Invades Stage

A young boy upstaged Pope Francis on Wednesday, escaping from his mother and running onto the papal podium at a general audience, tugging on the hand of a Swiss guardsman and playing behind the...

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Facebook Spotted Testing Feature That Lets Users Ban Comments With Chosen Words, Phrases

Over One Third Of Indonesia's Coral Reefs In Bad State: Study

More than a third of Indonesia's coral reefs are in bad condition, scientists said yesterday, raising concerns about the future of the archipelago's vast marine ecosystem.

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Sri Lanka Court Remands Admiral Over Murder Cover Up

Sri Lanka's top-ranking military officer surrendered to court today after weeks evading arrest for allegedly protecting the chief suspect in the high-profile murder of 11 people during the island's...

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Facebook Was Warned of Alleged Russian Meddling Back in 2014

Once Feted, Saudi Crown Prince Faces Cold Shoulder Abroad

Once feted on the world stage, Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince faces the cold shoulder abroad as he struggles to shrug off the lingering stigma of a critical journalist's murder.

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WhatsApp Consecutive Voice Messages, Group Call Shortcut Spotted in Android Beta

Bangladesh Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia Barred From Elections: Official

Bangladesh's imprisoned opposition leader has been barred from contesting next month's general election against her arch-rival Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the country's attorney general said...

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Chinese Geneticist "Feels Proud" of Baby-Gene Editing

Facebook Has a 'Black People Problem': Ex-Employee Spotlights Race Issues in Public Memo

Philippine President's Plan To Create "Death Squad" Against Rebels

Rights groups raised fears today after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans to create a "death squad" targeting suspected communist rebels, saying it would worsen the "calamity"...

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Plane Spots 28 Dead Whales Lying On Beach In Australia

Twenty-eight whales were found dead in the remote southeast of Australia today, following a mass stranding that has baffled experts.A pilot flying a private plane over Croajingolong National Park in...

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22 Dead, Over 20 Injured After Explosion Outside Chemical Factory In China

A vehicle carrying dangerous chemicals exploded at the entrance of a chemical factory in a northern Chinese city that will host the 2022 Winter Olympics today, leaving 22 people dead and 22 others...

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"Proud" China Scientist Says Another Baby-Gene Editing Volunteer Pregnant

A Chinese scientist at the centre of an ethical storm over what he claims are the world's first genetically edited babies said on Wednesday he is proud of his work and revealed that another volunteer...

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Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Facebook, Twitter Crack Down on AI Babysitter-Rating Service

Gene-Edited Baby Trial "Paused", Says China Scientist Amid Global Outcry

The Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world's first genetically-edited babies said Wednesday the trial had been paused, following an international outcry over the highly controversial...

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Lion Air Pilots Struggled With Plane's Key System Before Crash: Report

Lion Air must improve its safety culture and better document repair work on its planes, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday, in preliminary findings into last month's crash that killed all 189...

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"He Lost His Mind," Friend Says Of US Missionary Killed By Andaman Tribe

On Instagram, John Chau came off like a carefree young adventurer - climbing mountain peaks and exploring jungles. But in reality, the missionary harbored a deadly obsession with an isolated tribe in...

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IBM CEO Joins Apple in Blasting Data Use by Silicon Valley

Stairs From Eiffel Tower Sell At Auction For 1,69,000 Euros

A section of stairs from the Eiffel Tower in Paris sold for almost 170,000 euros on Tuesday, auctioneers announced, around three times the pre-sale estimate.

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On Climate Change, Trump Says He Has "Very High Levels Of Intelligence"

President Donald Trump placed responsibility for recent stock market declines and this week's General Motors plant closures and layoffs on the Federal Reserve during an interview Tuesday, shirking any...

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Mexico To Bestow Top Honor On Trump Son-In-Law, Sparking Twitter Outcry

Mexico's outgoing government said on Tuesday it would bestow the country's top honor for foreigners on Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, a decision quickly met with derision by...

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"Facebook Has A Black People Problem:" Ex-Employee In Public Memo

Mark Luckie, a digital strategist and former journalist, says he accepted the job offer from Facebook reluctantly.

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Ukrainian President Warns Of Threat Of 'Full-Scale War' With Russia

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday warned of the threat of "full-scale war" and said Russia had sharply increased its military presence on their shared border as tensions escalate between...

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Andaman Tribe Killed Missionary, Gave Anti-Immigration Politician An Idea

Many lessons could and have been drawn from the story of an American Christian missionary killed this month when he tried to contact a hostile hunter-gatherer tribe on an isolated island in the Indian...

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"Jamal Khashoggi Way": Pitch To Rename Washington Street After Journalist

A neighborhood advisory panel in Washington that typically focuses on liquor license applications and other local concerns is inserting itself into the international furor prompted by the murder of...

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Honduran Migrant Clutches 2 Children, Flees Tear Gas At US-Mexico Border

After nearly two weeks of documenting the harrowing journey of a caravan of mostly Central American migrants headed towards the U.S.-Mexican border, I snapped a picture I will never forget.

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Google Employees Go Public To Protest China Search Engine Dragonfly

More than 30 Google employees have joined a petition protesting the company's plans to build a search engine that complies with China's online censorship regime. An employee-led backlash against the...

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Google Employees Go Public To Protest China Search Engine Dragonfly

More than 30 Google employees have joined a public petition protesting the company's plans to build a search engine that complies with China's online censorship regime.

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He Was Teased For 'Beer Belly.' It Turned Out To Be 77-Pound Tumor.

Hector Hernandez said he has always been "a big guy," so he did not notice a problem until a couple of years ago, when his arms and legs started getting smaller, while his stomach was getting bigger.

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Sydney Streets Turn Into Rivers As Australia Storm Causes Chaos

Torrential rain triggered flash flooding that turned streets into rivers in Sydney, Australia's biggest city, on Wednesday, causing major disruptions to the morning commute.

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22 Killed In Blast Near North China Chemical Plant: Official

An explosion and fire near a chemical factory left at least 22 people dead and 22 others injured in northern China on Wednesday, authorities said.

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LinkedIn Probed for Facebook Ads Targeting 18 Million Non-Members

An investigation by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) found that LinkedIn had processed hashed email addresses of approximately 18 million non-LinkedIn members.

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Facebook to Be Questioned by 7-Nation Panel Over Data Scandals

Richard Allan, Vice President of Policy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), will face in London members from Parliaments of Britain, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Latvia and Singapore.

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Facebook Plans to Train 5 Million Indians in Digital Skills by 2021

With ten ongoing programmes, Facebook has already trained one million people across 150 cities and 48,000 villages with support from 50 partners, the social networking giant said.

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WhatsApp Group Calling Improvements Spotted in iOS Beta

WhatsApp has rolled out an iOS beta update, and version 2.18.110.17 brings along UI improvements to group calling.

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Ex-Trump Campaign Head Denies Ever Meeting With WikiLeaks Founder

President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, staunchly denied ever meeting with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday, after the Guardian newspaper published a story alleging...

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Trump Says May Cancel Putin Meeting At G20 Over Ukraine Conflict

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he may cancel his scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Argentina because of Russia's maritime clash with Ukraine.

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Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo's Wife Off Hook For Now Over Banned Phone

The US trial of Mexican drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman hit a roadblock Tuesday over allegations that his beauty queen wife had access to a banned cell phone and was using it to communicate with...

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Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman Met WikiLeaks Founder: Report

Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort held secret talks with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, including around the time the lobbyist joined Trump's bid to win the presidency, The...

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Facebook Checked Alleged Russian Meddling As Early As 2014

Facebook acknowledged on Tuesday that its engineers had flagged potentially malicious Russian activity as early as 2014 -- long before it became public -- but did not confirm evidence of a coordinated...

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Winter Risks 'Dire' For Middle East And North Africa Region Children: UNICEF

The UN children's fund warned Tuesday that a funding gap and the start of winter could leave nearly one million children "out in the cold" in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Gap Wider Than Ever: UN Report

Global greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 could be between 13 billion and 15 billion tonnes more than the level needed to keep global warming within 2 degrees Celsius this century, a United Nations...

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Theresa May Rebukes Donald Trump As She Bids To Sell Brexit Deal

Theresa May rebuked Donald Trump and insisted Britain could strike trade agreements outside the EU as she launched a nationwide tour on Tuesday to whip up support for the contested Brexit divorce...

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75-80 Per Cent Chance Of El Nino In Next 3 Months: United Nations

There is a 75 to 80 percent chance of a moderate El Nino event forming in the next three months, possibly impacting weather patterns in several regions, the UN said Tuesday.

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Global Warming Outpaces Efforts To Slow It: United Nations

Humanity is falling further behind in the race against climate change, with the gap between greenhouse gas emissions and levels needed to achieve the Paris climate treaty temperature goals continuing...

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Stranded In Airport For 7 Months, Syrian Man Is Granted Asylum In Canada

For seven months, Hassan al-Kontar was trapped in air-conditioned purgatory. Stranded in Terminal 2 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, he slept under stairwells and lived off leftover...

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Chinese Hospital Denies Approving Gene-Edited Babies Experiment

The Chinese hospital linked to a controversial experiment purporting to have created the world's first genetically-edited babies denied its involvement Tuesday.

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How World's Shallowest Sea Became Flashpoint Between Russia, Ukraine

Nestled in Europe's southeast corner is the world's shallowest sea: the Azov. It is no more than 50 feet deep and smaller than Lake Michigan.

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How A Photographer Captured Image Of A Mother, Children Fleeing Tear Gas

The woman grips her twin daughters, one with each hand, as they run away. One child is barefoot; the other is about to fall. Both wear only T-shirts and diapers.

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''Sleeping'' Migrants Killed By Train In Greece

Three migrants were found dead Tuesday on a railway track in northern Greece, apparently killed by a train whilst asleep, local police said.

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Sri Lanka MPs Boycott Parliament As Political Crisis Drags On

Allies of Sri Lanka's embattled president Maithripala Sirisena boycotted parliament Today as the country drifted into a second month of political turmoil.

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Chinese Scientist's Claim On Editing Twin-Baby Genes, Faces Backlash

A Chinese scientist's claim that he created the world's first genetically-edited babies has shone a spotlight on what critics say are lax regulatory controls and ethical standards behind a series of...

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Google Accused Of Manipulation Over Location Tracking By Consumer Groups

Seven European consumer groups filed complaints against Google with national regulators Tuesday, accusing the internet giant of covertly tracking users' movements in violation of an EU regulation on...

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InSight Is Catching Rays On Mars, Says NASA

After the successful launch of NASA's InSight on Mars on Monday, the spacecraft has sent signals to Earth indicating that its solar panels are open and collecting sunlight on the Martian surface.

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France To Close 14 Nuclear Reactors By 2035: Emmanuel Macron

President Emmanuel Macron said Today that France would shut down 14 of the country's 58 nuclear reactors currently in operation by 2035, of which between four and six will be closed by 2030.

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Indonesia To Deliver First Report On Deadly Lion Air Crash Tomorrow

Indonesian investigators will deliver their first report into the Lion Air crash tomorrow, a month after the brand-new Boeing 737 crashed into the sea, killing all 189 on board in the country's...

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Smog War Casualty: China Coal City Bears Brunt Of Pollution Crackdown

Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.

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Saudi Prince's Friend's Villa Searched For Khashoggi Remains: Reports

One of the villas searched by Turkish police for the remains of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi belonged to a friend of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reports said Tuesday. Crime scene...

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People Jailed For Over Two Years Cannot Contest Polls: Bangladesh Court

A Bangladesh court today ruled that people who have been jailed for more than two years with their appeals pending, cannot contest the December 30 general elections. The order was passed in response...

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Scholars Want Sanctions On China Over Mass Detention Of Muslim Uighurs

Countries must hit China with sanctions over the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs, hundreds of scholars said on Monday, warning that a failure to act would signal acceptance of "psychological torture...

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Turkey Says Saudi Crown Prince Has Asked To Meet Erdogan At G20 Summit

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview published on Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had asked for a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and that...

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Trump Says He Expects To Raise China Tariffs: Reports

US President Donald Trump said yesterday he expected to move ahead with raising tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports to 25 percent from the current 10 percent and repeated his threat to slap...

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Mexico Calls For "Full Investigation" of US Tear Gas At Border

Mexico's foreign ministry presented a diplomatic note to the U.S. government yesterday calling for "a full investigation" into what it described as non-lethal weapons directed toward Mexican territory...

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Facebook Election 'War Room' Goes Quiet - for Now

Transgender Woman Issued Driving License, In A First For Pak: Report

Pakistani traffic authorities have for the first time in the country's history, issued a driving licence to a transgender woman, a media report said today. The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Monday...

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Pak To Provide Land For Railway Station For Pilgrims In Kartarpur: Report

The Pakistan government would provide land for a railway station in Kartarpur and the construction of lodging and boarding facilities near all Sikh pilgrimage sites in the country, a media report...

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Trump Warns Brexit May Harm UK-US Trade

President Donald Trump warned yesterday that the deal taking Britain out of the European Union may inadvertently hamper trade between London and Washington.

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European Consumer Groups Want Regulators To Act Against Google Tracking

Consumer agencies in the Netherlands, Poland and five other European Union countries asked privacy regulators today to take action against Google for allegedly tracking the movements of millions of...

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Monday, 26 November 2018

Google Buys Large Office Park In Silicon Valley For $1 Billion: Report

Google has invested $1 billion on a large office park near its headquarters in Mountain View, California, the media reported.

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British Academic Arrives In London From UAE After Spy Conviction Pardon

A flight carrying British academic Matthew Hedges landed at London Heathrow airport today, a day after he was pardoned in the United Arab Emirates from a life sentence for spying, a news agency...

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"Asleep" Pilot Misses Destination In Australia

A small plane overshot its destination in Australia by almost 50 km after its pilot fell asleep in the cockpit, air safety officials said today.

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6 Stranded Whales Refloated In New Zealand

Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand today, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of marine mammals.

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Facebook Says Bug Showing Old Messages to Users Has Been Resolved

Putin Expresses "Serious Concern" Over Ukraine Martial Law

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed "serious concern" over Ukraine's decision to impose martial law, the Kremlin said today, after a confrontation at sea between the two countries.

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Social Media Spreads Hope And Fear Among Central America Migrants

As a group of migrants prepare to form a new caravan to set out from El Salvador for the promised land of the United States, eager participants exchange messages over social media.

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US Will Not Rest Until 26/11 Perpetrators Are Held Accountable: Official

Earlier US had said that it will reward up to USD five million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual involved in planning or facilitating the 2008 attack.

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7 Dead, 4 Injured In China As Car Drives Onto Sidewalk: Police

Seven were killed andfour injuredin southwest China aftera car droveonto a sidewalk, police said today. More details are awaited.

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WhatsApp Chief Business Officer Neeraj Arora Quits, Thanks Brian Acton and Jan Koum

Stage Set For Fresh Polls In Australia In May

Australia is set for a May election showdown after the Prime Minister today announced a budget date in the new year and his weakened liberal party staggers on following another defection.

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Better Find New Cars To Build, Trump Warns As GM Announces Job Cuts

General Motors Co said on Monday it will cut production of slow-selling models and slash its North American workforce because of a declining market for traditional gas-powered sedans, shifting more...

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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Said to Be 'Tainted' by Crisis After Crisis

Pakistani-American Medical Technician Used Bitcoin To Finance ISIS

A Pakistani-American woman has admitted in a federal court to using Bitcoin to finance the ISIS through fronts in China, Pakistan and Turkey.

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Alibaba's Jack Ma Is A Communist Party Member, Says China's State Media

Jack Ma, the head of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and China's best-known capitalist, is a Communist Party member, the official Party newspaper said on Monday, debunking a public...

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In The #MeToo Era, Feminist Theologians Publish "Women's Bible"

Tired of seeing their holy texts used to justify the subjugation of women, a group of feminist theologians from across the Protestant-Catholic divide have joined forces to draft "A Women's Bible".

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"Rouge, Crazy": Experts Caution Chinese Scientist's "Designer Babies"

A Chinese scientist triggered alarm, shock and confusion across the scientific community Monday with the claim that he had edited the DNA of human embryos to create twin baby girls, Lulu and Nana, who...

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Melania Trump Skips Unveiling Of White House Holiday Decorations To Media

First lady Melania Trump skipped the traditional press preview of the White House holiday decorations Monday, tweeting out a 56-second video of herself wandering through the glittery, dressed-up rooms...

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"There Were Children," Says Migrant Mother Tear-Gassed At US Border

A migrant mother photographed running with her daughters from tear gas at the U.S.-Mexico border said she never expected the U.S. Border Patrol to fire gas canisters at children and families.

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Why Tear Gas, Lobbed At Migrants On US Border, Is Banned In Warfare

Military recruits enter the chamber one by one and don protective masks. Tear gas swirls. Then, the order: Take off your mask and breathe. Eyes well and throats tighten, and men and women training for...

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Trump Urges Mexico To Send Migrants Home After Border Clash

President Donald Trump said on Monday Mexico should send Central American migrants seeking asylum in the United States back to their homelands, a day after U.S. authorities shut the country's busiest...

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Donald Trump's Trusted "Body Guy" Plans To Resign By Year End: Officials

Jordan Karem, one of President Donald Trump's longest serving aides, plans to leave the White House by the end of the year to return to the private sector, White House officials said on Monday.

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Church Tried To Block Immigrant's Arrest By Singing A Hymn; 27 Jailed

"Who's willing to get arrested if it comes down to that?" Pastor Cleve May asked two dozen members of his congregation in the parking lot at CityWell United Methodist Church early Friday morning.

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Donald Trump Says US Should Launch State-Run Worldwide TV Network

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States should launch its own state-run cable TV network that would compete with CNN for viewers across the globe, a suggestion that prompted...

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US Top Official Says Tesla Case Is "Settled" Despite CEO's Tweet

The US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman said on Monday that the agency would not revisit its securities fraud settlement with Tesla Inc despite Chief Executive Elon Musk's tweet mocking the...

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Britain Will Head Into Unknown If Brexit Deal Is Rejected: Theresa May

Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Monday that Britain would be thrust into the unknown if parliament rejects the Brexit deal she has negotiated with the European Union, as lawmakers from all sides...

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Trump Dismisses Findings Of US Government Report On Climate Change

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he had read parts of a US government report projecting that climate change will cost the country's economy billions of dollars by the end of the century, but...

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Ex-Trump Advisor George Papadopoulos Jailed In Russia Probe

The former Trump campaign aide whose Russia contacts set off the investigation over collusion in the 2016 US president election began a two-week jail sentence Monday over lies he told to the FBI.

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Ukraine Introduces Martial Law After Russia Seized Its 3 Ships

Ukraine on Monday imposed martial law for 30 days in parts of the country most vulnerable to an attack from Russia after President Petro Poroshenko warned of the "extremely serious" threat of a land...

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China Orders Probe Into Scientist Claims Of First Gene-Edited Babies

Beijing has ordered an investigation into claims by a Chinese scientist to have created the world's first genetically-edited babies, a move that would be a ground-breaking medical first but which has...

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British Parliament To Vote On Brexit Deal On December 11: Theresa May

British MPs will hold a crucial vote on December 11 to approve or reject the Brexit deal agreed with EU leaders, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday.

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NASA's InSight Lands On Mars To Explore Its Deep Interior

Cheers and applause erupted at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday as a $993 million unmanned lander, called InSight, touched down on the Red Planet and managed to send back its first picture.

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Make A Meal Out Of Mealworms, Hong Kong Startup Says

Pasta prepared with mealworms raised in your own home? The unusual dinner idea could soon be a reality, if Hong Kong entrepreneur Katharina Unger has her way.

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Russia Opens Civil Case Against Google Over Search Results

Russia has launched a civil case against Google, accusing it of failing to comply with a legal requirement to remove certain entries from its search results, the country's communications watchdog said...

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Sri Lanka Arrests 7 For Plan To Observe LTTE Chief's Birth Anniversary

Seven persons, including a former councillor, were arrested on Monday in Sri Lanka for planning to publicly commemorate killed LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran's 64th birth anniversary, police...

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Pak Will Never Again Fight "Imposed Wars" On Its Territory: Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday termed the 'war on terror' as an "imposed war" on Pakistan and promised to never fight such a war inside his country, in a veiled attack on US President Donald Trump...

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Cop Shoots Wife, Her Brother Dead Inside South Africa's Divorce Court

An off-duty policeman opened fire inside a divorce court in South Africa on Monday, killing his estranged wife and her brother during a tea break in legal proceedings.

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Ancient Chinese Painting Auctioned For Almost $60 Million

A nearly 1,000-year-old ink painting by one of China's greatest literati masters Su Shi fetched $59.5 million (HK$463,600,000) at auction, Christie's said Monday.

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US Border Patrol Agents Arrest 42 Central American Migrants

US border patrol agents have arrested 42 Central American migrants who crossed the southern frontier from Mexico, Chief Patrol Agent Rodney Scott said on Monday.

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Maldives Top Court Cancels Jail Sentence Of Former President Nasheed

The Maldives Supreme Court on Monday canceled former president Mohamed Nasheed's 13-year jail sentence after a review of the controversial terrorism conviction.

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Ukraine Ship Clash: Russia Says Acted "Strictly" Within International Law

Russia said today it had acted strictly within international law during a confrontation this weekend between Russian and Ukrainian navy ships in the Kerch Strait.

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Photos Of Migrant Children Fleeing Tear Gas Spark Online Outrage At Trump

A little girl from Honduras stares into the camera, her young features contorted in anguish. She's barefoot, dusty and clad only in a diaper and T-shirt. And she's just had to run from clouds of...

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China, India Held Constructive Talks To Resolve Border Dispute: Official

China and India made some "constructive, operable and forward looking" suggestions during the just concluded 21st round of border talks to move forward to achieve an early solution to the dispute and...

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Palestinian Hits Israeli Soldiers With Car, Shot Dead: Health Ministry

A Palestinian injured three Israeli soldiers in a car-ramming in the occupied West Bank today and was then shot, the Israeli military said.

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Saudi Arabia Pumps Record Amount Of Oil As Trump Piles On Pressure

Saudi Arabia raised oil production to an all-time high in November, an industry source said on Monday, as US President Donald Trump piled pressure on the kingdom to refrain from production cuts at an...

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NATO Calls Emergency Meeting With Ukraine After Russia Seizes Vessels

NATO called an emergency meeting with Ukraine on Monday, the Western military alliance said, after Russia opened fire and seized Ukrainian ships over the weekend near Crimea.

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Taliban Kills 22 Afghan Cops Killed In Ambush, Says Official

At least 22 police officers were killed in a Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan, a health official said today, in another blow to Afghan forces already suffering record casualties.

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LinkedIn Probed for Facebook Ads Targeting 18 Milling Non-Members

China Bars Three US Citizens From Leaving Over "Economic Crimes"

China on Monday said that it has barred three reported US citizens -- a woman and her two grown children -- from leaving the country because they are suspected of "economic crimes".

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North, South Korea Win Joint Bid For UNESCO Recognition Of Wrestling

North and South Korea marked a new step in their reconciliation efforts today as UNESCO accepted a joint bid for Korean wrestling to be recognised as one of the world's most treasured cultural...

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Police Inspecting Villa In Turkey's Yalova In Khashoggi Probe: Report

Turkish police are carrying out inspections at a villa in the northwestern province of Yalova in relation to the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the state-run...

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China Building Third "Bigger, Mightier" Aircraft Carrier: Report

China on Monday said it is building a third aircraft that will be "bigger and mightier" than the other two warships, a move by Beijing to enable its navy to operate far from its shores. A late entrant...

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France Fines Cruise Ship Captain $114,000 For Pollution

The captain of a cruise ship found to be burning fuel with excessive sulphur levels was fined 100,000 euros (114,000 dollars) in a Marseille court Monday, the first such ruling in France.

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Elon Musk Wants To Live On Mars Despite "Good Chance Of Death"

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said there is a "70 per cent chance that he will go to Mars", despite a "good chance" of him not surviving, media reports said.

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Over 700 Injured In Iran Earthquake

More than 700 people were injured in a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that shook western Iran, state television reported in an updated toll Monday.

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UAE Pardons British Student Sentenced To Life For Spying: Report

The United Arab Emirates on Monday pardoned a British academic jailed for life on spying charges, granting his family's request for clemency minutes after showing a video of him purportedly confessing...

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Indonesia Village Cuts WiFi After Students Were Caught Watching Porn

A village in a conservative region of Indonesia is pulling the plug on wireless Internet after children were caught accessing porn sites instead of going to Koran study class, officials said Monday.

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Sunday, 25 November 2018

Doggy Diplomacy: South Korea President Snuggles With Kim Jong's Pups

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife have been pictured cuddling a litter of puppies whelped by one of the dogs given to them by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a symbol of the...

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Blizzard Strands US Holiday Travelers, Over 1,240 Flights Canceled

Many holiday travelers in the United States were stuck at airports on the final day of Thanksgiving weekend after more than 1,240 flights were canceled because of a blizzard that swept across the...

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Facebook to Be Questioned by 7-Nation Panel Over Data Scandals

NASA InSight Landing On Mars To Be Broadcast At Times Square

NASA's historic test flight to Mars is scheduled for 3 pm Eastern Time today (1:30 am Indian Standard Time) and just like the movies, the landing will be broadcast in the middle of the Times Square in...

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Facebook Plans to Train 5 Million Indians in Digital Skills by 2021

Six, Including Children, Killed In Apartment Fire In Switzerland

Six people were killed in an apartment fire in Switzerland early on Monday morning, police said, while an unspecified number of others caught in the blaze were taken to the hospital.

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WhatsApp Group Calling Improvements Spotted in iOS Beta

California's Deadliest Wildfire That Killed At Least 85 People Now Tamed

The deadliest wildfire in California history that destroyed the mountain town of Paradise and killed at least 85 people was 100 percent contained on yesterday, according to state fire officials. The...

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Egypt Unveils Unopened Female Mummy From A 3,000 Years Old Coffin

Egyptian authorities on Saturday unveiled a well-preserved mummy of a woman inside a previously unopened coffin in Luxor in southern Egypt dating back to more than 3,000 years.

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Scenes Of Children Choking On Tear Gas As US Migrant Crisis Escalates

US authorities closed off the busiest port of entry along the US border with Mexico on Sunday and fired tear gas at members of a Central American migrant caravan who had rushed the fencing that...

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Needle Found In Strawberry In New Zealand, For The Second Time

A needle has been found in a strawberry in New Zealand, police said Monday, the second incident to hit the country two months after a contamination crisis erupted in Australia.

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More Republicans Challenge Trump On Defense Of Saudi Crown Prince

Congressional Republicans continued to line up this weekend to criticize President Donald Trump over his defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the CIA believes ordered the killing of...

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145 Whales Die On Remote New Zealand Beach

Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on a remote part of a small New Zealand island, authorities said Monday.

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China's Great Wall Is "Crumbling", Architects Are Using Drones To Save It

Though it's often talked about as if it's a single continuous structure, China's legendary Great Wall is actually a series of stone fortifications that crawl across the country's changing landscape...

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Watch: In South China Sea, A Show Of US Navy Strength, Message To Beijing

As fighter jets roared off the flight deck and darted above the South China Sea, visitors onboard the carrier USS Ronald Reagan raised their phones for the inevitable selfies.

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UN Security Council Calls Emergency Meeting Over Ukraine: Nikki Haley

The Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday after Russia confirmed it had seized three Ukrainian naval ships by force in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea, US ambassador to the UN...

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Post Soyuz Failure, Russian Space Agency Targeted Over "Stolen" Billions

The Russian space agency Roscosmos, whose reputation has already been hit by the failure of a Soyuz rocket last month, was on Sunday targeted by the country's audit court over financial irregularities...

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At Least 30 Drown In Africa's Lake Victoria After Overcrowded Boat Sinks

Thirty people drowned and more than 60 were feared dead after a pleasure boat sank in Lake Victoria, Ugandan police said Sunday, in the latest such incident on Africa's largest body of water.

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Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Opening Fire, Seizing Three Of Its Ships

Ukraine's navy accused Russia of opening fire on and seizing three of its vessels on Sunday in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea, sparking alarm among Kiev's Western allies and raising fears of...

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US Shuts Border Post As Migrants Try To Cross From Mexico: Official

US officials closed a border crossing in southern California on Sunday after hundreds of migrants tried to breach a fence from the Mexican city of Tijuana, US authorities announced.

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6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Western Iran, 115 Injured: Reports

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Iran's western province of Kermanshah late Sunday, Iran's institute of geophysics said.

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France Braces For Economic Blow From 'Yellow Vest' Protests

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will meet retailers and insurers tomorrow to assess the economic impact of nationwide protests against rising fuel costs, he said today. Protesters clad in...

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California's Deadliest Wildfire Finally Tamed After Two Weeks

The deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history was finally brought totally under control by firefighters, more than two weeks after it erupted, authorities said on Sunday. "#CampFire...

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Applause Erupted, Didn't Last: Story Of Mississippi's First Black Senator

Yet, while the election of Espy, a former congressman who served as the secretary of agriculture in the Clinton administration, would be historic, it wouldn't be unprecedented. The same Mississippi...

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Ex-Nissan Chief Denies Financial Misconduct Allegations: Media

Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn has denied allegations of financial misconduct, claiming he had no intention of making false reports, Japanese media said Sunday. The Brazil-born tycoon, who...

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Switzerland Votes On Bid To Preserve Cow Horns

Switzerland was voting Sunday on an eclectic range of measures including a proposed constitutional amendment to preserve cow horns spearheaded by a livestock farmer who was inspired by talking to his...

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Egypt Unveils 3,000-Year-Old Ancient Tomb And Sarcophagi In Luxor

Egyptian authorities on Saturday unveiled a well-preserved mummy of a woman inside a previously unopened coffin in Luxor in southern Egypt dating back to more than 3,000 years. The sarcophagus, an...

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More Than 100 Syrians Struggle To Breathe After Aleppo 'Toxic Gas' Attack

Around 100 Syrians have been hospitalised with breathing difficulties in Aleppo, state media and a monitor said Sunday, after allegations rebels fired "toxic gas" on the regime-held city the previous...

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Protests In Myanmar's Rakhine State Opposing Rohingya Return

Protesters in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state demonstrated on Sunday against the planned repatriation of Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh, referring to them as "runaway refugees". About 100 people...

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Will Never Reappoint Ranil Wickremesinghe As PM: Sri Lanka President

President Maithripala Sirisena today reignited the power struggle that has crippled Sri Lanka's government for more than a month, vowing never to reappoint arch-rival Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime...

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27 European Union Leaders Approve Brexit Deal With Britain, Says Tusk

27 Europen Union leaders approve Brexit deal with Britain,European Council President Donald Tusk.

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Long-Term UAE Visas For Rich, Educated Foreigners In Bid To Boost Economy

The United Arab Emirates will offer long-term visas to rich property investors, senior scientists and entrepreneurs in an effort to support its economy and real estate market, which have been hurt by...

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Britain, European Union To Stay "Partners And Friends": Brexit Negotiator

Europe's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Britain and the EU would remain "allies, partners and friends" after their leaders seal their Brexit deal Sunday.

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Saturday, 24 November 2018

CIA Cannot Be Trusted, Says Senior Saudi Prince On Khashoggi Killing

A senior Saudi prince cast doubt upon the reported CIA finding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month, saying the agency...

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Get Passports Under 48 Hours At All Indian Missions Now, Says VK Singh

Indian missions across the world would soon issue passports in less than 48 hours to citizens abroad, Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh said in Washington.

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Singapore Plans To Roll Out Drones For Parcel Delivery, Security

Hi-tech Singapore is planning to roll out a swarm of drones for tasks that include delivering parcels, inspecting buildings and providing security, but safety and privacy concerns mean the initiative...

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"Save Our Brexit": In Letter To UK, Theresa May Asks People To Back Her

Prime Minister Theresa May made a dramatic direct appeal to the British public to support her deal to exit the European Union on Sunday even as backing from her own party for the agreement appeared to...

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"Feminist Tidal Wave": Protests Across Europe Against Gender Violence

Tens of thousands of people rallied across Europe on Saturday against sexist violence, with more than 30,000 turning out in Paris.

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"Shot The Wrong Man": Black Man Killed By Cops In Shooting Not The Gunman

Authorities initially said they had killed the person who shot an 18-year-old at a mall on Black Friday. The family of Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., son of a veteran, and police later agreed he was...

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WhatsApp Testing In-Notification Video Playback on iPhone: Report

This means that WhatsApp users will not have to open the app in order to see a video sent to them via an individual or in a group chat, and they can easily watch the video directly through the notification panel.

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Facebook to Pay $100 Million in Italian Fiscal Accord

Italy has already drawn similar agreements from Amazon, Apple, and Google.

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Anti-Gay Marriage Groups Win Taiwan Referendum Battle

Voters in Taiwan backed anti-gay marriage referendums Saturday in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer.

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Ex-UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson Says Brexit Deal Like "Titanic"

Brexiteer Boris Johnson on Saturday lambasted British Prime Minister Theresa May's draft EU divorce deal, calling it a "historic mistake" of Titanic proportions.

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Jamal Khashoggi's Daughters Promise To Keep His Legacy Alive

In a poignant farewell to their father published in The Washington Post, the daughters of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi vowed that "his light would never fade" and that his legacy lived...

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Theresa May Heads To Brussels As Spain Threatens Brexit Deal

Spain's demand for a veto on the future of Gibraltar loomed on Saturday as the final stumbling block standing in the way of a smooth Brexit deal, as Theresa May headed to Brussels for 11th-hour talks.

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This British Woman Is More Than 10 Times Richer Than The Queen

Denise Coates, the British founder and chief executive officer of online bookmaker Bet365 Group Ltd., is more than 10 times richer than Queen Elizabeth II on the back of the bookmaker's latest...

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Lion Air Pilots Battled Confusing Malfunctions Before Crash

The Lion Air pilots whose plane nosedived into the Java Sea in October, killing all those aboard, were battling multiple malfunctions almost as soon as the doomed flight began, according to a trove of...

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Why US Missionary's Body May Never Be Recovered From Andaman Tribe

The body of American missionary-adventurer John Allen Chau may never be recovered from the lost island where he fell in a volley of arrows fired by a reclusive tribe whose existence is threatened by...

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Friday, 23 November 2018

Before Mars Landing, A Nail-Biting "Six And A Half Minutes Of Terror"

A spacecraft that cost nearly a billion dollars is on course to make a perilous landing Monday on Mars, if it can survive a high-speed approach and the scorching heat of entering the Red Planet's...

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Pakistan Arrests Cleric Whose Followers Shut Down Cities Over Blasphemy

Pakistani authorities on Friday night arrested an ultra-right religious party leader whose followers have shut down major cities demanding stricter application of stringent laws on blasphemy against...

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Amazon Workers Use Black Friday To Protest ''Inhuman'' Working Conditions

As Americans scoured the internet in search of shopping deals on Friday, Amazon.com warehouse workers in Europe were protesting the e-commerce giant - in some cases walking off the job to highlight...

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LinkedIn's Salary Feature Comes to India, Gives a Breakdown Based on Title, Location

Free members on the platform can access the complete 'LinkedIn Salary' experience by contributing their salary data.

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Instagram Testing Redesign of Profiles, Including Changes to Features, Icons, Buttons

Instagram is testing a redesign of profiles, with a re-arrangement of features, icons, buttons, and the way users navigate between tabs on its platform.

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Facebook's Outgoing Communications Chief Takes Fall for Hiring PR Firm Definers

The announcement by Elliot Schrage, who said in June he was stepping down, came after Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg has pledged a "thorough" review of its use of Definers.

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Facebook Appeals Its UK Fine in Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Facebook argues that UK regulators failed to prove that British users were directly affected.

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Anti-Brexit Black Friday Pop-Up Shops Offer Londoners "Worst Deal Ever"

Campaigners demanding a second Brexit referendum launched a Black Friday pop-up shop offering the "worst deal ever" with mock items highlighting the potential cost of leaving the EU.

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Man Wearing Yellow Jacket Threatens To Explode Grenade In Western France

A man wearing a fluorescent yellow jacket similar to those worn by fuel protesters across the country has threatened to explode a grenade near a petrol station in the western French town of Angers,...

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Nissan CEO Talks Of "Dismay" At Carlos Ghosn Scandal In Letter To Staff

Nissan chief Hirohito Saikawa spoke of his "resentment and dismay" at revelations of misconduct by former company chief Carlos Ghosn in a letter to company employees.

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Berlin Man, 95, Charged With Over 36000 Deaths In Nazi Concentration Camp

German prosecutors on Friday charged a 95-year-old man with more than 36,000 counts of accessory to murder over his alleged time as a Nazi concentration camp guard during World War II.

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As Paedophilia Scandals Hit Church, Pope's Meet On Protection Of Children

Pope Francis on Friday revealed the organising team for a special meeting on the protection of children to be held in February, in response to the paedophilia scandals that have rocked the Catholic...

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Amazon Workers Across Europe Strike On "Black Friday"

Amazon workers in Spain, Germany and Britain went on strike on the day of the "Black Friday" sales bonanza asking for better work conditions, though the online giant played down the impact of the...

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Man Wielding Weapon Kills Student, Wounds 11 At China Institute

A man wielding a weapon killed one student and wounded 11 at a technical institute in southwestern Yunnan province on Friday, authorities said, in the latest violent incident in a public place in...

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Too Marxist For China? Radical Students Rattle Communist Leaders

The Chinese Communist Party has faced and crushed a myriad of dissidents over its decades-long rule, from pro-democracy reformers to human rights advocates and outspoken religious leaders. But Chinese...

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Theresa May Faces Parliamentary "War Of Attrition" To Deliver Brexit

Between now and March 29, when Britain leaves the European Union, PM Theresa May faces dozens of make-or-break votes in a parliament split into myriad factions, many of which have only one thing in...

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After Building Spree, Just How Much Does The Maldives Owe China?

One week after taking power, the new government of the Maldives says it has no idea how much it owes China, which has led a construction spree in the tiny Indian Ocean nation, but fears the debts run...

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China Says WTO Faces "Profound Crisis", Urges Reform

China today urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) to close loopholes and correct practices by some member states that damage global trade, warning of a "profound crisis" facing the institution's...

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Armed Men Flying Above Kremlin? Just Drills, Says Putin Aide

"I can confirm that drills have taken place," Putin's aide Peskov said in his regular briefing. "There's nothing extraordinary about it."

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Japan's 'Ama' Grannies Cling To Their Freediving Fishing Tradition

A group of Japanese grannies emerges from a boat returning to shore. Clad in black wetsuits and bubbling with energy, they are part of a dwindling community of "ama"- free diving fisherwomen.

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"Prison For Freedom": South Koreans In Need For A Break Lock Selves Up

Since 2013, the "Prison Inside Me" facility in northeast Hongcheon has hosted more than 2,000 inmates, many of them stressed office workers and students seeking relief from South Korea's demanding...

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Karachi Woman Cop Saves Chinese Consulate Staff From Terrorist Attack

A fearless woman officer of Karachi Police, who was once abandoned by relatives in her village for joining a private school, today saved lives of many Chinese diplomatic staff when heavily-armed...

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Amazon Workers In Spain On "Black Friday" Strike

The labour dispute started because Amazon changed employees' work conditions, meaning they now lose out on sick pay or breaks. The strikes are due to take place on November 23 and 24, as well as...

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Iran "Strongly Rejects" US Chemical Weapons Accusations

Iran "strongly rejected" today US accusations that it has a chemical weapons programme and accused Washington of breaching its own commitments to the international watchdog.

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At Least 26 Killed, Over 50 Injured In Blast At Afghanistan Mosque

An explosion at a mosque in the eastern Afghan province of Khost on Friday killed at least 26 people and wounded 50, officials in the area said.

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In China School Accident, Man Chose "Random Target" After Fight With Wife

A driver who rammed his car into a group of schoolchildren, killing five and injuring 19 others, chose his target "at random" following arguments with his wife, Chinese state media said today.

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UAE Signals Jailed British Student Could Be Freed In "Amicable Solution"

The United Arab Emirates signalled on Friday that a British academic jailed for life on spying charges could be freed after his family appealed for clemency.

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"Cultural Misunderstanding": Dolce & Gabbana Apologises For China Video

Dolce & Gabbana's co-founders asked for China's "forgiveness" on Friday, trying to salvage a crucial market for the luxury brand after a backlash against its latest advertising campaign.

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South Koreans Lock Themselves Up In Prison To Escape Daily Life

For most people, prison is a place to escape from. For South Koreans in need of a break from the demands of everyday life, a day in a faux jail is the escape.

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Ousted PM Wickremesinghe Wins Control Of Key Panel In Lankan Parliament

Ousted Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe's alliance today won control of a powerful panel in Parliament, dealing a major blow to President Maithripala Sirisena and his prime ministerial...

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Trump Intends To Turn A 'Blind Eye', Turkey On Khashoggi's Murder

Turkey on Friday said President Donald Trump intended to turn a "blind eye" to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder after he said Washington's ties with Riyadh would not be affected by the...

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Microbes In ISS Toilets Raise Health Implications For Future Missions

NASA is concerned over the strains of the bacterium Enterobacter, identified on the toilets of the International Space Station's (ISS), which can raise potential health implications for future...

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China Says Staff Is Safe In Attack On Its Consulate In Karachi

The Chinese staff working at the consulate in Pakistan's Karachi is safe, Beijing said today after the mission was attacked by three terrorists.

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Keen To See A Komodo Dragon? $500 Please: Indonesian Governor To Tourists

The governor of East Nusa Tenggara province- home to the world's biggest lizard, has proposed charging visitors $500 to see the endangered species, about 50 times the current entrance fee for foreign...

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At Least 9 Dead In Blast At Market In Pakistan's Peshawar

At least nine people were killed and 27 wounded when a blast ripped through a marketplace in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal region Friday, officials said.

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Thursday, 22 November 2018

Karachi Chinese Consulate Attack: Pakistan PM Imran Khan Orders Inquiry

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hasordered an inquiry into the attack on China's consulate in the coastal city of Karachi in which two policemen were killed.

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17 Killed, 30 Injured In Powerful Blast In Pak's Northwest

A powerful bomb blast ripped through a busy market outside a religious seminary in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, killing at least 17 people and over 30 others, officials...

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WhatsApp Testing In-Notification Video Playback on iPhone: Report

Karachi Chinese Consulate Attack Live Updates: Two Policemen Killed

At least two policemen were killed when unidentified gunmen stormed the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Friday, officials said.

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China To Build Country's First Undersea Tunnel For High Speed Trains

China is set to build its first undersea tunnel for high speed trains in Zhejiang province, the media said on Friday.

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Blast, Shots Heard Near Chinese Consulate In Pakistan's Karachi: Reports

A blast and gunshots were heard early on Friday near the Chinese consulate in Pakistan's southern coastal city of Karachi, television channels said.

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British Police Release CCTV Footage Of Skripal Poisoning Suspects

British police on Thursday released more video footage of the two suspects they believe poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury in March.

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China Bridge Construction Kills 6,000 Rare Fish, Work Stopped: Report

China has halted construction of a bridge in the province of Hubei after it was said to have caused the death of around 6,000 critically endangered Chinese sturgeon, the China Daily said, citing the...

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Facebook to Pay $100 Million in Italian Fiscal Accord

Italy has already drawn similar agreements from Amazon, Apple, and Google.

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"Free My Husband", Pleads Wife Of UK Academic Jailed In UAE

The wife of a British academic jailed by a UAE court on spying charges called on the Emirati authorities on Thursday to review her husband's life sentence and set him free.

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China's Beijing Sees Population Fall For First Time In 20 Years

The population of China's capital, Beijing, fell for the first time in two decades in 2017, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing official data.

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Samsung Electronics Apologises To Factory Workers Who Got Cancer

Samsung Electronics apologised Friday to workers who developed cancer after working at its semiconductor factories, finally ending a decade-long dispute at the world's top chipmaker.

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France To Impose Sanctions Against 18 Saudis Over Khashoggi Killing

The French foreign ministry said Thursday that it would impose sanctions against 18 Saudi citizens over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month.

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CIA Did Not Blame Saudi Crown Prince For Khashoggi's Killing, Says Trump

US President Donald Trump on Thursday contradicted the CIA's assessment that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the killing of Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Hackers Tried To Ruin NASA Teen Contest. Months Later, They're Undeterred

The three District of Columbia high school seniors had a whirlwind of a summer. First, they had a private meeting with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Or was it Microsoft chief Satya Nadella?

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Man Accused Of Luring Hundreds Of Boys Into Sex In Norway's Biggest Case

Posing online as a girl named "Sandra", a Norwegian man duped hundreds of minor boys into sex acts with promises of sweets, nude pictures, or iPhones, according to the charge sheet in the country's...

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