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From G Sudhakar Nair Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 12 (PTI) The establishment of an economic community by the end of 2015 along with plans for its future development will be a key topic of discussion among top leaders at the ASEAN summit that began…
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Beijing, Nov 12 (PTI) Top greenhouse gas emitters China and the US today announced a "historic" pact that could cut their emissions by close to a third over the next two decades, as President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama…
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New York, Nov 12: The new messaging service from Facebook has crossed 500 million users worldwide - a figure that has more than doubled from 200 million in April this year, the social networking site said in a statement. “Messenger was…
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Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited Malaysian companies to come to India in a big way, saying there are a "lot of opportunities" for them since he is giving high importance to the ambitious 'Make in India'…
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Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 11 (PTI) The 12th ASEAN-India summit kicks off tomorrow with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to make a strong pitch to step up engagement with the 10-nation bloc by improving regional connectivity to give a boost to…
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Beijing, Nov 11 (PTI) Calling for strong US-China anti-terrorism cooperation to fight the Islamic State terror group, President Barack Obama today also denounced the violent acts of Xinjiang-based ETIM militant outfit, which he said must…
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Lucknow, Nov 11 (PTI) Cautioning the Central government against China,today said India's borders will not be safe if the Prime Minister lays his trust on the "deceitful" country. Addressing a seminar here, Yadav said the boundaries of the…
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Washington, Nov 11 (PTI) Nine American and Israeli victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks have demanded a compensation of USD 688 million from the Pakistan-based perpetrators of the terror assault, including JuD chief Hafiz Saeed. In a…
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Baghdad, Nov 8 (AFP) A wave of car bombs struck Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad today, killing at least 31 people, security and medical officials said. The six car bombs, which hit five different areas of the Iraqi capital, also wounded…
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Berlin, Nov 9 (AFP) Germany marks 25 years since the euphoric fall of the Berlin Wall today with more than a million people expected to join tributes, festivities and an open-air party with freedom icons and rock stars. Chancellor Angela…
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