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Singapore ; Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority will set up a monitoring and operations control centre to help the government guard against, and respond swiftly, to security threats, the government announced Tuesday. The…
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Geneva : More than 300 people have died while trying to make irregular sea crossings from North Africa to Europe in the past week, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)said. "The past few days have been the deadliest, with…
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Paris :  French President Francois Hollande Tuesday named a new cabinet under Prime Minister Manual Valls and dropped ministers who rebelled against austerity measures, BBC reported. The first government of Valls, appointed less than five…
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London : A total of 252 people have been arrested due to a variety of offences during the two-day Notting Hill Carnival in western London, police said Tuesday.They were booked on charges of possessing drugs, violating public order,…
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Washington :  US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that wiping out a radical group like the Islamic State will not be easy an easy task. The president made the comment as he authorised surveillance flights over Syria, a move seen as a…
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New York : California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a crucial bill into law that empowers smartphone users with a 'kill switch' in case their device is stolen. According to the bill, all smartphones manufactured after July 1, 2015 to be…
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London, :  The Swiss parliament has suspended Geri Muller, mayor of Baden municipality in Switzerland, for reportedly “sexting” his nude selfies to a former girlfriend. Muller, a member of the Green National party, has also been accused…
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Washington : A new NASA probe called New Horizons passed Neptune's orbit Monday, nearly 25 years after Voyager 2 spacecraft executed the first-ever flyby of faraway Neptune and its icy moon Triton. It was a perfect time for the New…
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New York :  In their efforts to spread the message of healthy living for all, leaders of the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI) joined the India Day Parade here last week. As the colourfully decorated float of…
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Canberra : Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai arrived in Australia Monday to support the renewed hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Flight MH370 disappeared March 8 with 239 people on board while flying from…
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