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Bridgeport (US) : A Chinese-born engineer who worked for a defense contractor has been charged with attempting to travel to China with stolen documents on the development of advanced titanium for US military aircraft, federal prosecutors…
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Washington: American posts -- both diplomatic and military -- across the globe have been put on high alert following the release of a US Senate committee report on its post 9/11 detention and interrogation program, officials said. Released…
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Los Angeles: A movie about the US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama is being developed. 'Southside with You' will focus on the couple's romance, particularly the summer 1989 afternoon when he wooed her into a first date…
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Washington: Researchers have developed a simple computer-based approach to treating anxiety that could have major implications for people at risk for suicide. "We have been using computer-delivered interventions for many years now in an…
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Los Angeles: Sony Pictures staff have received a threatening email claiming to be from the hackers who breached the entertainment giant's computer network, reportedly with warnings that they and their families were "in danger." The email…
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Washington: US President Barack Obama will nominate Ashton Carter as his next defence secretary, the White House said today. A formal announcement in this regard is expected to be made by the president himself later today evening. "Obama…
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Beijing: China is expected to build 8,500 kms of subway systems by 2020, giving it the world's longest metro rail network, the government said today. Nineteen cities have recently extended their metro systems, with total mileage expected…
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chinaBeijing: China today celebrated its first Constitutional Day to highlight the importance of the rule of law amid a nationwide clamour for independent judiciary, free from the influence of the ruling Communist Party of China, which…
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Orlando (Florida), Dec 4 (PTI) A brand new swing and a fit-again back would both be put through a stringent test when celebrated golfer Tiger Woods makes a comeback at the Hero World Challenge against a highly competitive field, which…
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Cricket fans in Pakistan held candlelight vigils here for Australian batsman Phil Hughes, who died yesterday in a Sydney hospital after being hit by a bouncer in a domestic match on Tuesday. "We are deeply saddened by the untimely and…
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