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Mt. Shimmoe volcano in Japan erupts violently; spews hot ash into air
IANS | June 22, 2018 10:43 AMMt. Shinmoe in Japan erupted violently on Friday, spewing ash and smoke into the air.
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Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Krauthammer dead at 68
IANS | June 22, 2018 10:29 AMHis death on Thursday has been expected after he wrote a heartbreaking letter to colleagues, friends and viewers on June 8.
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EU launches retaliatory tariffs on US goods
IANS | June 22, 2018 10:06 AMThe European Union (EU) on Friday launched tariffs on some $3.2 billion worth of American goods, in retaliation for tariffs US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed on imported steel and aluminium earlier this month.
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Europe ends Greece’s 8-year bailout saga
IANS | June 22, 2018 9:54 AMBruno Le Maire told the media after the late Thursday night meeting that the Eurozone nations have reached an agreement on the bailout program for Greece
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Donald Trump misrepresents North Korea nuclear agreement
IANS | June 22, 2018 9:35 AMTrump’s comments come as South Korean President Moon Jae-in is in Russia, where he is pitching the economic benefits of peace on the Korean Peninsula.
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White House unveils major plan to reform government
IANS | June 22, 2018 9:01 AMThe reform is aimed to improve and streamline the federal government but will not be in a type of “one size fits all” solution, the White House said in a statement on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
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Police chiefs meet for UN Police summit
IANS | June 22, 2018 8:27 AMPolice chiefs from across the world have met at UN Headquarters for a two-day UN Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) to chart a vision for the police components deployed to UN peacekeeping missions.
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North and South Korea discuss reunion meetings for divided families
Reuters | June 22, 2018 8:01 AMDelegations from North and South Korea met on Friday for talks to arrange the first reunions in about three years for families separated by the Korean War, with the Red Cross paving the way.
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Melania Trump’s jacket mixes message during visit to detained immigrant children
Reuters | June 22, 2018 7:46 AMDefending his wife’s choice of jacket, Trump blamed the media, tweeting: “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” written on the back of Melania’s jacket, refers to the Fake News Media.
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US military may house immigrant children as Trump policy beset by confusion
Reuters | June 22, 2018 7:51 AMThe U.S. military has been asked to get ready to house up to 20,000 immigrant children, officials said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s efforts to roll back a widely condemned policy of separating children from their parents were beset by confusion.
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Koko, the gorilla famous for sign language, dies at 46
Associated Press | June 22, 2018 7:22 AMKoko the gorilla, whose remarkable sign-language ability and motherly attachment to pet cats helped change the world’s views about the intelligence of animals and their capacity for empathy, has died at 46.
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Charles Krauthammer, prominent conservative voice, has died
Associated Press | June 22, 2018 5:45 AMCharles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and pundit who helped shape and occasionally dissented from the conservative movement as he evolved from “Great Society” Democrat to Iraq War cheerleader to denouncer of Donald Trump, has died at age 68.
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Powerful 6.1-magnitude quake strikes Vanuatu: USGS
AFP | June 22, 2018 4:02 AMA powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu today, US seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
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Donald Trump directs officials to keep illegal immigrant families together during the immigration process
PTI | June 22, 2018 3:38 AMUS President Donald Trump today said he has directed his administration to keep illegal immigrant families together during the immigration process, after he backed down on the controversial migrant family separations policy.
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Donald Trump says he is looking into possibility of meeting Vladimir Putin
PTI | June 22, 2018 3:30 AMUS President Donald Trump today said that he is looking into the possibility of meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
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Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un meeting: Had tremendous success with North Korea, says US President
PTI | June 22, 2018 2:29 AMUS President Donald Trump today told his cabinet members that he had “tremendous success” with North Korea, more than a week after his historic meeting with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping denounces ‘protectionism, isolationism and populism’
AFP | June 21, 2018 11:52 PMChinese President Xi Jinping today lambasted “protectionism, isolationism and populism” and again vowed to open up Asia’s largest economy, as Beijing faces an escalating trade dispute with the United States.
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Mumbai-terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s son, son-in-law among 265 JuD candidates in Pakistan elections
PTI | June 21, 2018 5:06 PMMumbai-terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s son and his son-in-law are among 265 candidates fielded by the Jamaat-ud -Dawah for national and provincial assembly seats across Pakistan in the July 25 general election.
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Malaysian startup investor CEO Nazrin Hassan dies after smartphone explodes while charging
FE Online | June 21, 2018 4:00 PMIn a tragic incident, the Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia’s early-stage startup investor and influencer Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd Nazrin Hassan passed away after his smartphone, which he kept on charging, exploded
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Pervez Musharraf says SC’s arrest order forced him to change plans to return to Pakistan
PTI | June 21, 2018 3:10 PMThe former Pakistan president told reporters through a video link that the apex court order “barring the authorities from arresting me till my appearance before the august court has forced me to rethink my plans about return”.
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Packed your bags yet? Indians to get two-day free stay in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, UAE Cabinet decides
FE Online | June 21, 2018 2:15 PMIndian passengers flying to different destinations through Dubai or Abu Dhabi will not have to spend anything on their stay for up to 48 hours, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cabinet has decided.
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern gives birth to healthy baby girl; becomes second world leader to do so while in office
AFP | June 21, 2018 1:14 PMPakistan’s Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007, gave birth in January 1990 to her daughter Bakhtawar who now describes herself on Twitter as “1st child born to a sitting female Prime Minister”.
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Pakistan has not taken decisive actions to bring Taliban to peace talks table: US
PTI | June 21, 2018 11:05 AMResponding to another question from Congressman Ted Poe, Wells said she agrees with the assessment that the biggest problem in Afghanistan are the sanctuaries in Pakistan that shelter terrorists.
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EU leaders to hold crisis talks on migration
AFP | June 21, 2018 10:25 AMLast week’s row over the fate of more than 600 migrants on the Aquarius rescue boat helped thrust the migrant issue back to the top of the EU agenda.
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Algeria goes offline for school exam
IANS | June 21, 2018 10:15 AMInternet service, both mobile and fixed line, is to be off for an hour after the start of each high school diploma exam to stop any leaks, the BBC reported.
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Silent no more, Ivanka Trump thanks father for border action
Associated Press | June 21, 2018 10:12 AMIn a closed-door meeting with Republicans late Tuesday, President Donald Trump confided that his daughter urged him to find a solution.
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US President Donald Trump signs executive order to end separation of immigrant families
PTI | June 21, 2018 10:07 AMTrump’s opponents, however, were not satisfied with the executive order, asserting that this was not enough
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