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Hurricane Florence: Toll reaches 31 in US, thousands of people abandon homes
IANS | September 18, 2018 9:25 AMThe death toll from hurricane Florence that battered the US states of North and South Carolina has increased to 31, authorities said.
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Russian aircraft with 14 onboard goes off radar in Syria
IANS | September 18, 2018 9:19 AMA Russian aircraft with 14 servicemen on board went off radar near the Hmeymim Airbase in Syria, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement here on Tuesday.
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Donald Trump administration announces sharp cut in refugee intake for 2019 in US
PTI | September 18, 2018 8:57 AMThe Trump Administration Monday decided to take only 30,000 refugees next year in the country, slashing the intake from 45,000 in 2018.
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Kim Jong Un embraces Moon Jae-in amid pomp at start of 3rd Korean summit
Associated Press | September 18, 2018 7:47 AMA smiling Kim Jong Un embraced South Korean President Moon Jae-in upon his arrival Tuesday in Pyongyang for their third summit, as thousands of North Koreans holding flower bouquets waved national and unification flags and an honor guard quick-marched into tight lines.
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Donald Trump orders new tariffs on additional $200 billion worth of Chinese imports
PTI | September 18, 2018 2:46 PMUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday slapped 10 per cent tariffs on USD 200 billion worth of Chinese imports and the duties will rise to whopping 25 per cent at the end of the year, triggering a strong response from Beijing which vowed to take “countermeasures”.
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China has network of 844 international air routes
PTI | September 17, 2018 10:19 PMChina has built an international air route network with 844 routes, connecting 167 cities in 61 countries, the country’s civil aviation authority said on Monday.
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UPS to hire about 100,000 workers for holiday season
Reuters | September 17, 2018 9:26 PMThe company’s seasonal hiring is about 5.3 per cent more than last year, when it added about 95,000 temporary positions.
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Due process concerns over Boko Haram trials, says rights group
AFP | September 17, 2018 6:07 PMNigeria was on Monday urged to ensure that trials of Boko Haram suspects meet international standards, amid concern about due process and prolonged periods of detention.
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Imran Khan government auctions fleet of luxury cars as part of austerity drive
PTI | September 17, 2018 5:53 PMThe cash-strapped Pakistan government on Monday sold 70 cars “above their market price” as it started the process of auctioning of 102 luxury vehicles of the PM House under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s austerity drive, a media report said.
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Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan defends gift of luxury plane from Emir of Qatar
Reuters | September 17, 2018 4:30 PMPresident Tayyip Erdogan has defended his decision to accept a luxury plane from Qatar at a time of economic hardship, saying it was a gift, not a purchase, and that it had been donated to the Turkish state, not to him personally.
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Sharifs sent back to jail after end of parole
PTI | September 17, 2018 6:51 PMPakistan’s former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law were sent back to the jail on Monday after the end their five-day parole to attend the funeral of Begum Kulsoom who died last week in London after battling with cancer.
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Misfiring French President Emmanuel Macron desperate for a victory as magic starts to fade
Bloomberg | September 17, 2018 3:18 PMJupiter is finding out how hard it is to make lightning strike twice.
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Typhoon Mangkhut lashes China; four killed, 3.11 million evacuated
PTI | September 17, 2018 1:39 PMTyphoon Mangkhut, the year’s most powerful tropical storm to hit the Chinese mainland, barrelled into the coast of Guangdong province killing at least four persons and forcing evacuation of over 3.11 million people in the southern region after leaving a trail of death and destruction from the Philippines to Hong Kong.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in wants ‘heart-to-heart’ summit talks with Kim Jong-un
AFP | September 17, 2018 3:28 PMSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that he will push for “irreversible, permanent peace,” and for better dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, during “heart-to-heart” talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week.
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Time Magazine sold by Meredith Corp to Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff for $190 million
Associated Press | September 17, 2018 2:55 PMTime Magazine is being sold by Meredith Corp to Marc Benioff, a co-founder of Salesforce, and his wife, it was announced Sunday. Meredith announced that it was selling Time magazine for USD 190 million in cash to Benioff, one of four co-founders of Salesforce, a cloud computing pioneer.
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Typhoon Mangkhut hits mainland China, lashes Hong Kong
IANS | September 17, 2018 8:55 AMTyphoon Mangkhut, the world’s strongest storm this year, continued its path of destruction across Southeast Asia, reaching mainland China after pummeling Hong Kong and killing dozens in the Philippines, authorities said on Monday.
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Typhoon Mangkhut: 33 Philippine miners dead in landslides
IANS | September 17, 2018 7:39 AMAt least 33 miners were confirmed dead and 29 others missing in the mining town of Itogon in the northern Philippine Benguet province due to typhoon-triggered landslides, authorities said on Sunday.
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Super Typhoon Mangkhut hits China; over 2.45 million people evacuated
PTI | September 16, 2018 8:22 PMChina has relocated over 2.45 million people and cancelled over 400 flights as super Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall in southern Guangdong province on Sunday after battering Hong Kong and killing 49 people in the Philippines.
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Theresa May ‘irritated’ by speculation over her future as British prime minister
PTI | September 16, 2018 6:31 PMTheresa May on Sunday revealed her irritation at the constant speculation over her future as British prime minister.
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Super typhoon Mangkhut smashes towards China after pummelling Philippines
Reuters | September 16, 2018 2:56 PMA super typhoon swirled past Hong Kong on Sunday, barrelling towards the Chinese coast and gaining strength over the South China Sea after it wreaked havoc in the Philippines and killed at least 29 people.
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China tells Taiwan to halt all mainland spying, sabotage activities
Reuters | September 16, 2018 10:39 AMChina on Sunday accused Taiwan’s spy agencies of stepping up efforts to steal intelligence with the aim of “infiltration” and “sabotage”, and warned the island against further damaging already strained cross-strait ties.
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Decentralisation of power key to strong local governance, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan
ANI | September 16, 2018 10:13 AMPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that the transfer of powers to grass root level is the key priority to ensure a strong local governance system.
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US President Donald Trump going ahead with plans for new China tariffs, says report
Associated Press | September 16, 2018 9:42 AMPresident Donald Trump is going ahead with plans to impose new tariffs on about $200 billion of Chinese imports, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
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US shooting: Gunmen wearing mariachi garb kill 5, wound 8 in Mexico City
Associated Press | September 16, 2018 9:34 AMMexicans heading into the weekend’s Independence Day celebrations were jolted by a brazen shooting by men dressed as mariachi musicians who killed five people and wounded eight in Garibaldi Plaza, an iconic square in the capital where the bands serenade tourists.
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Iran accuses French police of slow reaction to attack on Paris embassy
Reuters | September 16, 2018 9:25 AMIran said on Saturday that Kurdish activists attacked its embassy in Paris and it accused French police of arriving late on the scene.
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Hong Kong raises typhoon alert to highest level as typhoon Mangkhut approaches
Abhijeet Singh | September 16, 2018 8:50 AMHong Kong authorities lifted the storm alert to its highest level on Sunday as typhoon Mangkhut was fast approaching, bringing the city to a standstill as residents prepared for the threat of heavy rain, storm surges and flooding.
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Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile targeting border city
IANS | September 16, 2018 7:32 AMThe Saudi-led coalition involved in the Yemeni war announced on Saturday the interception of a missile shot by Houthi militias toward the border city of Jazan, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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