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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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Seoul: South Korea today rejected allegations -- levelled in a video "confession" by a detainee in North Korea -- that Seoul was supporting an anti-Pyongyang campaign through missionaries based in China. "We express strong regret that the…
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New York: A day after life-threatening monster snowstorm almost paralysed the entire US East Coast, the iconic John F Kennedy International airport here partially resumed its services with Air India's plane being the first one to land at…
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Anchorage: A magnitude-7.1 earthquake has knocked items off shelves and walls in Alaska, jolting the nerves of residents in this earthquake-prone region. But there were no reports of injuries. Alaska's state seismologist, Michael West,…
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