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Manchester: British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party gathers today for its annual conference, dominated by questions about her leadership and splits on Brexit. Four months after losing her parliamentary majority in a June…
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Beijing: China today opened a 409-km new expressway costing about USD 5.8 billion linking Tibet's provincial capital Lhasa with Nyingchi, which is close to Arunachal Pradesh border. The 409-km toll-free expressway has linked the two major…
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Paris: An Air France A380 superjumbo carrying more than 500 people made an emergency landing in Canada after suffering "serious damage" to one of its engines, with passengers recounting hearing a loud bang followed by violent shaking.…
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Agency Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed has challenged the order of Pakistan's Punjab government to extend his detention for 60 more days. The Punjab Home Department issued an order on July 28…
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Agency Washington: The US must declare Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism, a former top senator who was instrumental in imposing tough sanctions on Pakistan in 1990s has said as he welcomed President Donald Trump's decision to elevate…
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Agency MOSCOW: A 17-year-old Russian girl has been arrested for allegedly being the mastermind behind the deadly Blue Whale Challenge that encouraged players to commit suicide. The teenager, who has now been arrested, allegedly threatened…
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Agency Beijing: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake tonight rattled Jiuzhaigou County in China's southwestern Sichuan Province, killing at least five people and injuring 63 others. Citing a statement issued by the China Earthquake Networks Center…
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Agency Kabul: The Taliban and Islamic State group jointly massacred dozens of civilians in an Afghan village, officials said today, highlighting rare co-operation between the insurgents that could increase the strain on Afghanistan's…
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Agency London: An Indian-origin data scientist, who was a victim of a growing number of moped-riding thieves in London, has taken to social media to track the gangs operating on the streets of the British capital. Dr Hira Virdee has…
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Mumbai: In an act of great gesture, Vijender Singh has offered to return his WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title to Chinese Zulpikar Maimaitiali in lieu of peace at the Indo-China border. Vijender, a double champion in pro boxing, has…
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