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Havana :  The grandsons of noted American author Ernest Hemingway visited a Cuban fishing village which inspired the author to write "The Old Man and the Sea" which fetched him a Nobel Prize 60 years ago. On the 60th anniversary of their…
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Washington :  US President Barack Obama Monday pledged continued "close" cooperation with Iraq on combating the Islamic State (IS) militant group as the Middle East country's parliament okayed a new government. In a phone conversation…
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United Nations : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Monday welcomed the formation of a new government in Iraq, saying that it "is a positive step towards political stability and peace in the country". "The secretary-general welcomes…
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Beijing :  The annual moon festival is being celebrated Monday all across China. Though the origins of celebrating the festival remain unknown, people make a round golden-coloured pastry called "tuanyuan" or the moon cake, stuffed with…
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Kolkata : With the government yet to give the go ahead to the football contingent for the Incheon Asian Games, both the men and women's teams are stranded in China where they had gone for an exposure tour ahead of the big event. "The teams…
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Washington : US President Barack Obama has said he will make a speech Wednesday to outline his plans for fighting the Islamic State (IS) militant group that does not involve a major ground offensive. "I'm preparing the country to make…
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Islamabad :  The Pakistani Sikh community has threatened to launch a countrywide agitation if the government fails to provide security to them, media reported Monday. All Pakistan Hindu Rights Movement chairman Haroon Sarb Diyal Sunday…
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Madrid : A Spanish man broke the Guinness record for slicing ham non-stop for 40 hours. Gregorio Perez, started slicing ham Friday night and continued till Sunday in Valladolid city. Perez wielded a knife without stopping and carved 36…
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Islamabad :  The Pakistan government and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) have said that progress has been made during the latest round of talks, media reported Monday. A three-hour meeting was held Sunday in Islamabad at the residence…
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Kabul :  At least 21 people were killed Sunday when militants attacked a security check point in Afghanistan, an official said. "Several militants raided a police check point on the outskirts of Ghazni city at 3.00 a.m.," the official…
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