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Washington: US President Barack Obama spoke with his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff to discuss shared concerns over the recent spread of the Zika virus in the Western Hemisphere. "The leaders agreed on the importance of collaborative…
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Washington: About 24,000 madrassas in Pakistan are funded by Saudi Arabia which has unleashed a "tsunami of money" to "export intolerance", a top American senator has said, adding that the US needs to end its effective acquiescence to the…
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Caracas: Venezuela has recorded 4,700 suspected cases of people infected by the Zika virus, which is thought to cause brain damage in babies, the health ministry said. The estimate followed thousands of other suspected cases in Latin…
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Paris: Five people who were infected with the Zika virus while travelling abroad have returned to France since the beginning of the year, the French health ministry has said. "None of the patients presented a severe form of the infection,"…
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Washington: In an apparent criticism of controversial Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, President Barack Obama has said the US cannot build progress with a "bunch of phony tough talk" or strengthen its global leadership by…
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Bobigny (France): A security exercise gone wrong saw tempers flare in a Paris airport, after fake explosive devices were discovered by FedEx workers in a ripped package, sources said today. Employees of the American courier service at…
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Cairo: An Egyptian F-16 fighter jet has crashed during a military exercise at an undisclosed location in the country, killing two pilots. "An F-16 aircraft has crashed during an exercise, killing the crew," the army said in a statement,…
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet was today "apprised" of an agreement signed between India and Russia for joint implementation of competitive research projects in areas of basic and exploratory sciences. The agreement, signed in May last year,…
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Beijing: US Secretary of State John Kerry called today for China to do more to rein in North Korea's nuclear activities and decrease tensions over disputed parts of the South China Sea. Wrapping up an eight-day, around-the-world diplomatic…
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Washington: An Indian-American businessman has been sentenced to 21 months in prison by a US court after being found guilty of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. The court has also ordered 43-year-old Sawan "Sunny" Shah,…
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