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xinpingBeijing, Dec 24 (PTI) Sino-India relations experienced both highs and lows in 2014 which saw President Xi Jinping's visit to India amid concerns over Chinese border incursions but bilateral ties are set to soar with Prime Minister…
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Houston: Former US President George H W Bush has been admitted to a hospital here after experiencing a shortness of breath.90-year-old Bush, a Texas resident, was admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital last evening as a precaution, his…
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Seoul: South Korea's nuclear power plant operator launched a two-day drill today, testing its ability to thwart a cyber attack, after a series of online information leaks by a suspected hacker.The drill was conducted at the country's four…
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Islamabad: Pakistan is preparing to execute at least 55 more death-row terrorists among the 500 condemned militants after their mercy appeals were rejected following the end of a 2008 moratorium on death penalty.An official of Interior…
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Dubai: Financial experts from around the world have suggested new ways to check money laundering and frauds through transaction screening, real time monitoring, pattern analysis and mandatory reporting of grey transactions.The aim of the…
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Beijing: More than 30,000 suspects have been arrested in a two-month long crackdown on porn and gambling activities in China's south Guangdong Province.The province has so far arrested 3,014 people and more than 5,000 others were put…
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Los Angeles: Sony's company attorney David Boies said 'The Interview' will be released but not on its original slot of Christmas Day.The entertainment company originally pulled the James Franco-Seth Rogen comedy when terrorist threats…
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Port-au-Prince (Haiti) : Health Minister Florence Duperval Guillaume was named as Haiti's interim prime minister following the resignation of her predecessor a week ago amid a stalemate over delayed legislative elections.Duperval…
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Washington: WikiLeaks today released two CIA documents that offered tips to help spies maintain their cover while using false documents as they crossed international borders.The two documents, dating from 2011 and 2012, are marked…
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Islamabad: Pakistan's prestigious Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) here has been closed for indefinite period due to security concerns.A spokesman of the QAU said the university has been closed for an indefinite period, Dawn reported today.…
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