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Sydney: A powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea today, shaking homes and sparking a tsunami alert, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. The tsunami warning for the Pacific island nation and…
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Los Angeles: Scientists have developed a molecule that can inhibit the gene expression - believed to have originated in India - that makes bacteria resistant to antibiotics. Scientists, including those from the Oregon State University in…
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Aden: Four suspected Al-Qaeda members were killed in drone strikes in central Yemen likely carried out by US forces, a security source said today. The source, asking not to be identified, said three "armed fighters of Al-Qaeda" died when…
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New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today got support from a predecessor Mamata Banerjee in the aftermath of the train mishap in Andhra Pradesh, with the West Bengal Chief Minister saying he is "earnest in his efforts" but Railways is…
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Chennai/Madurai: Jallikattu was conducted in various parts of Tamil Nadu today even as protests continued at Alanganallur in Madurai where people refused to hold the famous sport seeking a "permanent solution", forcing chief Minister O…
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New Delhi: Demonetisation will lead to a wider tax base and lower interest rates, thus paving the way for "sustainable faster economic growth", the Finance Ministry has said. In a written response to the Parliament's Public Accounts…
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Santiago: French President Francois Hollande warned that protectionism is "the worst response," in a seeming allusion to the "America First" policies of new US President Donald Trump. Hollande made the comment yesterday on the first day of…
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Mexico City: The Mexican government says President Enrique Pena Nieto has spoken by phone with US President Donald Trump. A statement issued yesterday says the two leaders' conversation happened in the morning. It said Pena Nieto…
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Banjul: Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia's leader for 22 years, flew out of the country after declaring he would step down and hand power to newly elected President Adama Barrow, ending a political crisis. After marathon talks with Guinea's leader…
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Vatican City: Pope Francis has told an interviewer that he'll wait to see what US President Donald Trump does before forming his opinion. In an interview published yesterday evening by Spanish newspaper El Pais, Francis says he doesn't…
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