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Bonn: UN climate talks were to resume in Bonn today, tasked with sculpting a historic deal on greenhouse gases due to be sealed in Paris little more than six months from now. The 10-day conference will be opened by French Foreign Minister…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed sadness at the passing away of Beau Biden, the eldest son of US Vice President Joseph Biden. "Saddened to learn about the passing away of Beau Biden, the eldest son of US…
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Singapore: A two-and-a-half year old boy in Singapore with an incredible IQ of 142 has joined the genius club Mensa. Elijah Catalig is one of the youngest member of the Singapore chapter of Mensa - the society for people with IQs in the…
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Jolo: Fifteen people including 10 police officers were wounded in an attack on a mosque on a remote Philippine island long plagued by Islamic militancy, officials said today. Successive blasts targeted a mosque on the island of Jolo - an…
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Lahore: Pakistan's Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said the blast that killed two people, including a police officer, near the Gaddafi Stadium here was a suicide attack. The blast took place at 9 PM yesterday when a day-night match…
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Karachi: At least 12 passengers who were abducted from two buses in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province were killed today by the militants, reports said. Twelve out of 30-35 passengers, who were abducted in Mastung district in the…
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Rome: The Italian coastguard said it had coordinated the rescue of more than 3,300 migrants sailing across the Mediterranean Sea, but also found 17 corpses on several of the rickety boats. Distress calls were made from 17 boats, and…
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Bangkok: Bangkok has agreed to allow the US military to operate flights out of Thailand to search for migrants stuck on boats, a Thai official said today. So far the US Navy flights have been operating out of Subang, Malaysia, while the US…
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Singapore: Singapore will host the first edition of 'International Day of Yoga' on June 21 at about 50 locations across the country. Supporting the 5,000-year-old Indian physical, mental and spiritual practice that aims to transform body…
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Washington: NASA has placed an order with Boeing for the first operational mission to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station in 2017. The Commercial Crew Programme ordered its first crew rotation mission from The Boeing…
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