If you've ever entertained those questions, you've engaged with some of the most pressing mysteries of physics. And you might want to turn to Instagram - yes, Instagram - for more information. It...
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Saturday, August 31, 2019
Trade war: US set to hit China with new wave of tariffs
The bruising trade war between the world's two largest economies is set to intensify.
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India vs West Indies: Emotional Vihari Dedicates Maiden Test Ton to Late Father
An emotional Hanuma Vihari dedicated his maiden Test hundred to his late father, adding that he had been so nervous batting on 42 overnight after the first day of the second Test vs West Indies that he couldn't sleep much.
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Brexit: Michel Barnier rejects demands for backstop to be axed
The EU's lead negotiator says the backstop is the "maximum flexibility" the EU can offer the UK.
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Taliban attack 2nd Afghan city as US envoy says deal is near
An official says the Taliban have launched an attack on a second Afghan city in as many days, even as a United States envoy says the U.S. and the Taliban are at the threshold of an agreement to end America's longest war. The spokesman for the Baghlan province police chief, Jawed Basharat, says gunbattles continue on the outskirts of its capital, Puli Khumri. The attack Sunday comes a day after the Taliban attacked Kunduz, one of Afghanistan's largest...
Heavy Fines For Traffic Violations From Today: 10 Points
Higher traffic penalties will come into effect from today under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was cleared by the parliament last month. The new law aims to instill fear in people...
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Vivo Z1x Specifications Leaked Ahead of India Launch Next Week
Vivo Z1x is leaked to pack 6GB of RAM, offer 64GB and 128GB storage options, and support Flash Charge.
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Barcelona Held by Newly-promoted Osasuna as Slow Start to La Liga Season Continues
La Liga 2019-20: An 81st minute penalty helped Osasuna get a 2-2 draw against Barcelona.
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EU court to hear case on jailing MPs over air pollution
The European Court of Justice will this week examine whether German judges can impose prison sentences on politicians for failing to enforce inner-city bans on polluting vehicles. In a case starting Tuesday, the court will advise in a long-standing dispute between environmental activists and the state government of Bavaria, just one battle in a furious national debate over diesel and driving bans. The ECJ's opinion, though not legally binding, could...
"Why You're Freaking Out": 911 Operator Told Woman Before She Drowned
Time was running out for Debra Stevens. But the 911 dispatcher didn't seem concerned. "Somebody save me!" Stevens screamed as the water level crept up inside her car, which was stranded in floodwater.
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Liverpool Maintain Perfect Premier League Start with Win Over Burnley, Klopp Surprised
Premier League 2019-20: A Chris Wood own goal and strikes from Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino helped Liverpool beat Burnley 3-0.
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Serie A: Kalidou Koulibaly Hands Juventus Win in 7-goal Thriller vs Napoli
Serie A 2019-20: Kalidou Koulibaly apologised on Twitter for his own that gave Juventus a 4-3 win over Napoli.
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Air India Asks Passengers Not to Fly With Older 15-Inch MacBook Pro Laptops
Air India on Saturday requested passengers not to carry "15-inch Apple Mac Book Pro (purchased between September 2015 - February 2017) as checked-in or hand baggage."
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Govt to get Swiss account details this month
The government will start receiving details of Indians holding bank accounts in Switzerland this month as the the first automatic exchange of financial information under the common reporting standards between the two countries comes into operations, tax officials said. This will be a major boost to the govt's fight against black money and comes after several rounds of talks between the countries.
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2nd Test: Bumrah's 6/16 puts India in control
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah wreaked havoc with a six-wicket haul as West Indies ended Day 2 at 87/7 in Jamaica. Bumrah also claimed his maiden hat-trick as he became the only third Indian to do so in Test cricket after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan. Earlier, Hanuma Vihari (111) maiden ton helped India post 416 in the first innings.
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Weight Loss Diet: 'Fat And Feast' Strategy May Help Lose Extra Fat
This system of alternate days of fasting and feasting is called alternate-day fasting (ADF)
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Iran Displays Satellite After Trump's Tweet Claimed Damaged Launch Site
Iran on Saturday displayed for reporters what it said was an intact satellite ready for orbit, hitting back against President Donald Trump's comments suggesting a "catastrophic accident" had delayed...
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Pak Sikh Teen, Allegedly Kidnapped And Converted, Refuses To Go Home
The teenage Sikh girl, who was allegedly kidnapped and converted to Islam before being married to a Muslim man in Pakistan's Punjab province, on Saturday refused to go home despite the provincial...
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Iran's Rouhani warns Macron of looming nuclear step
President Hassan Rouhani spoke with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Saturday, warning him Iran would take the next step in reducing its nuclear commitments unless Europe lives up to to its own undertakings. Tensions have spiked in the Gulf since May last year when President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers -- known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Macron has...
Bumrah third Indian to claim a hat-trick in Tests
Ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah wrote his name in the record book on Saturday, when he claimed his maiden hat-trick in Test cricket against West Indies at Sabina Park in Jamaica. Bumrah became only the third Indian bowler to achieve the feat in the longest-format of the game, after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan.
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19 lakh left out, final Assam NRC elicits anger & sense of betrayal
Assam’s NRC updation process rejected the citizenship claims of a little over 19 lakh people out of the total 40.7 lakh who had not found a place in last year’s draft NRC. The low percentage of exclusion in the Bengali-speaking Muslim migrant majority districts, particularly those bordering Bangladesh, has given rise to a belief among some that most illegal migrants have made it into the NRC.
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Shooter Deswal wins WC gold, secures Oly quota
Young shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal on Saturday won gold in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and secured an Olympic quota. This is India's ninth quota in shooting for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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Ofsted inspections for top-rated schools to be reinstated
The reintroduction of inspections for "outstanding" schools follows concerns about falling standards.
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Friday, August 30, 2019
China Expels Journalist After Report On Xi Jinping's Family
China effectively expelled a Wall Street Journal reporter from the country, one month after the newspaper published a report detailing allegations that a cousin of Chinese leader Xi Jinping was...
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Flipkart Sale Brings Offers on Redmi Note 7 Pro, Poco F1, and More
The ongoing Qualcomm Snapdragon Days Sale on Flipkart is offering discounts on a wide range of smartphones such as Poco F1, Vivo V15 Pro, and more.
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History Forgot About the Dogfights Over Pearl Harbor
Incongruously, scant attention has been paid to the drama of swirling air-to-air combat over Oahu on December 7.The night before, Lt. Col. Clay Hoppaugh, signal officer for the Hawaiian Air Force, had contacted Welby Edwards, manager of KGMB, and asked that the station remain on all night so a flight of Army Air Corps Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers flying from California could home in on the station’s signal. Actually, it was a less than well-kept...
Man Told Starbucks Worker His Name Was Aziz. She Wrote "ISIS" On His Cup
Niquel Johnson paid for three drinks in Philadelphia on Sunday, and in typical Starbucks fashion, an employee asked for his name. Johnson, 40, told them "Aziz," his Islamic name pronounced ah-zeez. He...
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India sees wettest July-Aug in 25 years
July and August this year, the main monsoon months, were the wettest India has seen in 25 years.Countrywide rainfall in the two months has been 10% above normal, the highest since 1994, met records reveal. The surplus rainfall in July-August was a dramatic change from June, which witnessed a 33% rainfall deficit, the worst for the month in five years.
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High-Protein Diet: This Easy-Peasy Moong Salad Is Ideal For Weight Loss
Moong dal is often touted to be one of the best sources of plant-based proteins in Indian kitchens.
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2nd Test: Kohli Fifty Helps India Into Strong Position vs West Indies
Virat Kohli led a workmanlike effort from India's top order with a carefully crafted innings of 76 to help India post 264 for five on day 1 of the second Test.
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Trump says he had the right to tweet Iran satellite photo
President Donald Trump says he had "the absolute right" to tweet a photo of an apparent explosion at an Iranian space center. Trump was asked Friday if he had released classified information by posting the photo on Twitter. Other satellite images released Thursday appeared to show the smoldering remains of a rocket at the Imam Khomeini Space Center that was to conduct a U.S.-criticized satellite launch.
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Raymond Santana was a teen when he was wrongfully jailed with four others.
Raymond Santana was a teenager when he was wrongfully jailed along with four others.
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Air Canada fined for not using French language
A French-speaking couple say the airline violated their "linguistic rights" under Canadian law.
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Idlib ‘double tap’ air strike Russia says never was
An attack kills 39 people in Syria - Russia says it wasn't involved. BBC News Arabic investigates.
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Can you survive on foraged food?
Experts say a range of wild foods can supplement a normal diet - but can you go even further?
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The Amazon in Brazil is on fire - how bad is it?
Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they?
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Hampshire paralysed tree surgeon returns to climbing
Callum Kilby was paralysed when a giant oak rolled over him, but a year later he's back climbing trees.
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Week in pictures: 24 - 30 August 2019
A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.
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Maryam Hamdani: 'I taught myself to play taarab music online'
Maryam Mohammed Hamdani says she is the first woman to play taarab in public in Zanzibar.
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Boy's reunion with lost cat moves him to tears
Nine-year-old Edward sheds tears of joy to be with furry Leo again after a a search by pet detectives.
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American cheese: Does it deserve its bad reputation?
Plastic, orange and tasteless? Why a revolution in the US is trying to tell the world there's more to its cheese.
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Motsi Mabuse: Meet Strictly Come Dancing's newest judge
Motsi Mabuse is set to replace Dame Darcey Bussell on the Strictly Come Dancing panel this year.
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'Finding my dad 30 years after I was taken from him'
Abandoned in Sao Paulo and then adopted by a British couple, Edson thought he'd never see his father again.
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Nanjing Massacre: Denmark honours hero who rescued Chinese
Bernhard Sindberg sheltered many Chinese from the rampaging Japanese army in 1937.
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Poland still counts losses from WW2 invasion
As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, Poland has reparations on its mind.
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Humour, hobbies and friendships: Your tips for staying positive
Interested in living longer? Here's advice from optimists to make sure your glass is always half full.
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Thursday, August 29, 2019
Man, 21, Arrested For Snatching Escapes Delhi Police Custody
A 21-year-old man, arrested in connection with snatching of a mobile phone, escaped from police custody from outer North Delhi's Samaypur Badli police station, officials said on Thursday.
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UN warns ceasefire violations could spark Lebanon-Israel war
The council warning came in a resolution adopted unanimously Thursday extending the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon until Aug. 31, 2020. It was approved days after an alleged Israeli drone crashed in a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut and Lebanese army gunners fired at Israeli reconnaissance drones after they entered Lebanese airspace, heightening tensions between the two countries.
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J&K: Netas to be freed in 2 weeks?
According to indications from Srinagar, the administration targets to release the leaders in phases, possibly within the next two weeks, depending on the ground situation. Indications are that while restrictions, including the ban on mobile communication in the Valley, may be relaxed in the days to come, depending on the improving situation, the curbs on mobile internet may continue.
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'Behave like a normal nation, stop terror export'
The government hit out at Islamabad on Thursday over calls for jihad and hostile statements from Pakistani PM Imran Khan and other top leaders on the Kashmir issue and said these were tantamount to interference in India's domestic affairs. It again called upon Islamabad to stop using terrorism as an instrument of state policy
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Centre gives states 47k cr to boost green cover
The Centre on Thursday released Rs 47,436 crore to 27 states for plantations, assisted natural regeneration of forests, forest fire prevention, pest and disease control in forest, soil and moisture conservation works, catchment area treatment and improvement of wildlife habitat among others in the list of 24 permissible activities.
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Pak-trained commandos may enter Gulf of Kutch, warns intel
The Gujarat coast has been put on high terror alert following inputs from central intelligence agencies that Pakistan-trained commandos with underwater strike capabilities may try and enter the Gulf of Kutch through the “Harami Nala-Sir Creek area”. The alert comes in the wake of heightened tensions after the scrapping of J&K’s special status and Pakistan’s bellicose calls against India.
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No. of 2,000-rupee notes shrink 7.2 cr in FY-19
The Rs 2,000 note, which was much-reviled during demonetisation due to difficulties in exchanging it, is seeing a sharp drop in print orders by the RBI. After all demonetised notes were replaced in March 2017, the Rs 2,000 note accounted for half the total value of the currency in circulation. It now accounts for 31% of the value of the total currency in circulation.
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India Says It Was Aware Of Pak's Ghaznavi Missile Tests
India on Thursday said it was aware of Pakistan's recent ballistic missile tests that were possibly carried out from Sonmiani flight test range located in Balochistan.
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US To Keep 8,600 Troops In Afghanistan After Deal With Taliban: Trump
President Donald Trump on Thursday said that US troop levels in Afghanistan will drop to 8,600 if a deal is reached with the Taliban and that a permanent presence will remain.
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How do blind people enjoy the Mona Lisa?
Museums don't allow people to touch the Mona Lisa or any Van Gogh paintings. With tactile art now you can.
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Netflix's The Dark Crystal prequel: What you need to know
Netflix's prequel is here - you'll want a guide to bring you up to speed on the classic 80s fantasy.
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Quiz of the week: What fuelled Stokes' fairytale innings?
Have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
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Fuse ODG: 'Why we must reject narratives portraying Africans as inferior'
Ghanaian Afrobeat star Fuse ODG says Africans must reject narratives portraying them as 'inferior'.
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'I would not have kept the baby': Fighting depression in pregnancy
Where millions live without access to a psychiatrist, one innovative scheme is trying to plug the gap.
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Mexico missing: The city where 'you can feel the fear'
With gangs using private homes to dispose of bodies, the search for the missing is getting harder.
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Has President Trump's trade war cost China three million jobs?
He said that China has lost at least three million jobs - is this true?
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How playing video games could you get a better job
Gaming has long been stigmatised as the preserve of the socially inadequate, but this is changing.
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Music festivals: What can be done to stop drug deaths?
A 17-year-old's death at Leeds Festival has sparked debate about how to stop others meeting the same fate.
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Britain, France, Germany to hold Iran talks
Britain, France and Germany will hold talks Friday on how to preserve the beleaguered Iran nuclear deal and protect shipping in the Gulf. Tensions have spiked recently in the strategic shipping lane where Iran has seized Western tankers as Tehran and Washington have locked horns over the 2015 deal. US President Donald Trump last year unilaterally pulled out of the accord that handed Iran relief from sanctions in return for curbs on its atomic programme.
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Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2, Asus 6Z, More Phones Get August Security Patch
Asus ZenFone Max M2, Asus 6Z, Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2, and Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 are all getting new updates in India.
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IT Professional Kills Ailing Wife Before Committing Suicide In Pune
A 45-year-old IT professional allegedly bludgeoned his wife to death, who was suffering from a mental ailment, and later committed suicide in Maharashtra's Pune district, police said on Thursday.
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Carpenter's hand reattached by surgeons after saw accident
Anthony Lelliott's hand was left hanging by skin and bone as he cut floorboards with a circular saw.
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'We live in LS Lowry's house... he might not approve of the colour scheme'
The Salford terrace where Lowry painted many of his famous works is now home to a family of six.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Pinterest to direct vaccine searches to health sites
The firm will direct vaccine-related searches to public health organisations to combat misinformation.
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J&K India's Internal Issue, Imran Khan's Rhetoric Ridiculous: US Lawmaker
Asserting that Kashmir is an internal issue for India, Indian-American lawmaker Ro Khanna who recently joined the Pakistani Congressional Caucus has said that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan needs...
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Not Just Rahul Gandhi, Pak Letter To UN Quotes Haryana Chief Minister Too
Pakistan has not just used Congress's Rahul Gandhi's name in its letter to the United Nations, alleging massive human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. The ruling BJP has not been spared. The...
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"India's A Big Market": Coming Soon, Tiffany Stores In Delhi, Mumbai
Tiffany will start with two stores -- one in New Delhi and another in Mumbai -- that will carry the same assortment of silver and gold bracelets, necklaces and rings available in other markets,...
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"Why Keep War And Peace At Home?" Bombay High Court To Maoist Accused
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case accused Vernon Gonsalves to explain why he kept "objectionable material" like a copy of Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" and...
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Duterte arrives in Beijing to raise South China Sea with Xi
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is in Beijing for a meeting with counterpart Xi Jinping. Duterte is expected Thursday to bring up a 2016 ruling on the South China Sea dispute that has for years strained relations between the two countries. The Hague arbitration, citing violations of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, mostly invalidated China's claim to virtually the entire South China Sea.
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"Shouldn't Have Reported It": MSNBC Host After Trump Threatens To Sue
MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell began his show Tuesday night with a bombshell allegation: that Russian billionaires "close to Vladimir Putin" had co-signed a loan that was given to President Donald...
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Amit Shah Shouldn't Make Irresponsible Statements On Citizen List: Sushmita Dev
President of the All India Mahila Congress and former MP from Assam Sushmita Dev said here on Wednesday that Union Home Minister Amit Shah should not make "irresponsible statements" on the National...
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Lawrence O’Donnell Apologizes for Russian Oligarchs Story on Trump: ‘I Was Wrong’ to Air It
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday night addressed the thinly-sourced report he walked back earlier in the day after lawyers for President Donald Trump demanded an apology, retraction, and correction.“Last night on this show I discussed information that wasn’t ready for reporting,” O’Donnell said at the top of The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell on Wednesday. “I repeated statements a single source told me about the president’s finances...
Cannock siblings undertake unusual career choice
The two brothers and their sister, all in their 20s, are in the funeral business together.
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Teenage Girl "Sexting" Her Friends Is Child Pornography, Says US Court
Maryland's child pornography laws apply when the child is both the subject and sender of sexually explicit material, the state's highest court ruled Wednesday, in a case testing how to treat teenagers...
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"Shouldn't Kashmir Affect You?": Kannan Gopinathan On Why He Quit IAS
Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Kannan Gopinathan today rejected the centre's claim that the ongoing clampdown on Kashmir is meant to prevent deaths due to violent reprisals, saying...
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Photos reveal ominous threat from North Korea
Satellite photos reveal what appears to be new activity at a North Korean shipyard where its submarines are built. CNN's Brian Todd reports.
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Don’t speak out of turn: PM to ministers
Ministers should not make claims in public which they cannot deliver on or on subjects that are not in their arena of work and there is no need to hold forth on diverse issues, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is understood to have told the council of ministers on Wednesday.
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Boat Airdopes 411 Truly Wireless Earphones Review
The Boat Airdopes 411 offers a healthy mix of features such as Bluetooth 5, IPX4 sweatproofing, and a compact charging case - all at just Rs. 2,999. Does it sound good enough to make it worth...
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Businessman Shot Dead In Delhi's Karol Bagh
A 25-year-old businessman was allegedly shot dead in central Delhi's Karol Bagh after an altercation with another businessman on Tuesday night.
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End America’s Longest War the Right Way
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Almost 18 years ago in Afghanistan, a lifetime for some of the soldiers fighting there, the U.S. entered its longest war. It did so honorably, after terrorists sheltered by the then-ruling Taliban killed nearly 3,000 people on American soil.It must now strive for an exit that is no less honorable.In Doha, American and Taliban negotiators are reportedly nearing a deal to end hostilities. This would trade a full withdrawal of...
Puppy helps boy from Eastleigh cope with autism
Puppy Jesse is being trained to support nine-year-old Jethro, who has autism and ADHD.
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HIV harassment: Bristol man on the abuse strangers send
Aled Osborne faces abuse from strangers because of how open he is about his HIV status.
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Dementia app aims to spark chats about the disease
Virtual reality app Dementia First Hand aims to educate and raise awareness of dementia.
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Pakistan's JF-17 Jet Has Its First Victory by Destroying an Iranian Drone
PAF has declined to comment on the matter.An Iranian drone operating in Pakistan’s Parom area of Panjgur district was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) JF-17 fighter.It was unknown when the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shot down but the wreckage was recovered by local security forces on Jun. 19, 2017.Official sources told DawnNews that the UAV was shot down by a JF-17 in the Parom area of Panjgur district after it ventured “deep inside...
Last chance for PPI claims as deadline arrives
Consumers have until 23:59 to make a claim, as the UK's biggest financial mis-selling scandal draws to a close.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019
A Black TV Host's Co-Anchor Compared Him To A Gorilla. His Response
The news story that started it was a segment about a curious ape at the Oklahoma City Zoo.
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Hyderabad FC Replaces Struggling FC Pune City as New ISL Franchise
Hyderabad FC will be replacing FC Pune City in the Indian Super League.
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It'll Be All White: Scientists Create Albino Lizards
A team of scientists at the University of Georgia has successfully performed gene-editing on reptiles for the first time, creating a pair of albino lizards the size of a human index finger.
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India Is Shooting Itself in the Foot in Kashmir
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- As each week goes by, India’s crackdown on Kashmir deepens. Not content with cutting phone lines and the internet, detaining top political leaders and imposing a curfew which has now lasted three weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has reportedly imprisoned thousands of Kashmiris, including businessmen and students as well as human-rights activists.This suppression of an ethnic-religious minority has met with mass...
India Is Shooting Itself in the Foot in Kashmir
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- As each week goes by, India’s crackdown on Kashmir deepens. Not content with cutting phone lines and the internet, detaining top political leaders and imposing a curfew which has now lasted three weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has reportedly imprisoned thousands of Kashmiris, including businessmen and students as well as human-rights activists.This suppression of an ethnic-religious minority has met with mass...
Hamas: 3 policemen killed after explosions in Gaza Strip
Two explosions ripped through police checkpoints in Gaza City late Tuesday, killing three policemen and wounding two passerby, Hamas officials said. Hamas' interior ministry said two deaths occurred after the first explosion.
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ISRO Releases Fresh Set of Photos of Moon Craters Taken by Chandrayaan-2
ISRO has released a fresh set of photographs of the surface of the Moon and its craters taken by the Terrain Mapping Camera-2 of the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft.
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Poor to get free govt legal aid on NRC
“The state government will make necessary arrangements to provide legal aid to needy people among those excluded from the NRC by providing all assistance through the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA),” state additional chief secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna said. The free legal services include fees for processing, drafting, typing, clerkage and remuneration of lawyers.
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Pakistan threatens to close its airspace for India once again
Pakistan yet again threatened to close its airspace for overflying to and from India on Tuesday, less than one and a half months after it had re-opened the same. After Pakistan PM Imran Khan chaired a cabinet meeting, his cabinet colleague Fawad Chaudhry tweeted “PM is considering a complete closure of air space to India."
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'I don’t have bank a/c, properties abroad'
A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told the Supreme Court that P Chidambaram had 17 bank accounts and 10 properties abroad, the former finance minister refuted the allegations on Tuesday and dared the investigating agency to provide details of such assets and accounts on affidavit in court.
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Delhi's AAP govt writes off city’s water dues
Delhi govt on Tuesday announced waiving off all water arrears of domestic consumers living in E, F, G and H category residential colonies (categorised on the basis of house tax) while giving partial relief to residents of A to D category areas on accumulated bills till March 31, 2019. About 13.5 lakh consumers are likely to benefit from the waiver scheme, CM Arvind Kejriwal said.
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Javid pledges spending review cash for schools, NHS and police
But the chancellor rules out a "blank cheque", promising to keep within existing spending rules.
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'Mushroom foraging saved me from my grief'
When Long Litt Woon lost her husband she was overcome by grief. She rediscovered happiness foraging in the woods.
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Sudan crisis: Activists achieve 'big win' over generals
The junta has agreed to a civilian government after months of protests against its rule.
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How fire shaped humans, and forged the modern economy
If you rule out everything made by fire, we would not be left with much of an economy at all.
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Has Kenya's plastic bag ban worked?
Plastic carrier bags were made illegal, so how has the government enforced the ban?
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Slavery: Could a new museum stop racism in London?
The group behind the idea says the government has a "moral obligation" to help fund it.
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Why this woman decided to knit Trump's tweets
American artist Diana Waymar wanted to find a way of relating to the current political atmosphere. So she began knitting Mr Trump’s words.
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Maria Ressa: 'Rape and death threats won't silence me'
Award-winning journalist Maria Ressa on why arrests, rape and death threats won't silence her.
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Medical Cannabis: “I can get arrested, but I'll keep using it for my pain"
Carly Barton became the first British patient to be legally prescribed with herbal cannabis last year, but fears she will be unable to pay the cost of treatment.
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Social workers: 'I had a parent screaming foul names at me'
Social workers say they face serious abuse in the line of duty and are calling to be better protected
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Plastic waste: Is it time to cut back on holiday inflatables?
One coastal charity says it collected 500 abandoned inflatables in just one village this summer.
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Stokes Attains Career-High Ranking, Bumrah Breaks Into Top 10 In Tests
Jasprit Bumrah is in the top 10 for the first time after taking six wickets, including an astonishing five for seven in the second innings of the Antigua Test. .
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Monday, August 26, 2019
Babul Supriyo Among 11 Whose Phones Stolen At Arun Jaitley's Funeral
BJP MP Babul Supriyo, and Patanjali's spokesperson S.K. Tijarawala were among those who had their phones filched in the melee during the cremation of former Finance Minister and BJP leader Arun...
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Govt starts process to cut stake in state-run cos
The government has kick-started the process of diluting its stake in state-run companies below 51% and has identified nearly a dozen firms for implementing the Budget announcement. Among the companies that may be taken up for disinvestment are IOC, NTPC, Power Grid, Oil India, GAIL, NALCO, BPCL and EIL, the sources said.
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PM Modi makes renewed pitch for NSG
The PM made the appeal for admission to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres during their meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France. The UN secretary-general, however, is unlikely to be able to do anything about it because the opposition is from China, which is political rather than technical in nature.
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Trump at G7: From skipping meetings to lavishing praise on Johnson and backing Putin’s return, the president's chaotic summit
Donald Trump has wrapped up a contentious weekend of meetings at the G7 in France, where he made headlines on issues ranging from his trade war with China, to climate change, to his long standing interest in re-admitting Russia to the international group.The US president concluded his latest international appearance — which he described as “successful” and full of “tremendous unity” — with a lengthy press conference, where he attacked Barack Obama,...
Man Arrested For Allegedly Raping Sister-In-Law, 11, In Greater Noida
An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her brother-in-law who then dumped the victim at an isolated area in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida after trying to strangulate her, police said on Monday.
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Putin follows through on his threat to US
CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports on rising fears as Russia fires nuclear-capable missiles near NATO's borders.
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PRESS DIGEST- British Business - Aug 27
The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. - The Daily Mail and General Trust has agreed to sell its energy information company Genscape to the owner of Wood Mackenzie, an oil industry consultancy, for $364 million. - A survey conducted by the Confederation of British Industry has found that uncertainties over Brexit have stifled Britain's services sector, with confidence and profits falling.
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PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - Aug. 27
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "marginally more optimistic" about striking a new Brexit deal with the European Union but added that talks with the bloc could go on until the Oct.31 deadline. Graham Peters, chair of UKspace, the trade body that represents satellite operators and manufacturers, called on the government to commit 150 million pounds ($184.16 million) a year to a national space innovation fund to help commercialise research....
A bewildering upbringing: Why Margo Perin was made to have a nose job at 13
Margo Perin was 13 when her father asked if she wanted a nose job. It soon became clear she had no choice.
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The robo racing cars accelerating driverless tech
What's the point of racing autonomous supercars against each other?
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The Kenyan school that was once a British detention camp
Camps where suspected anti-colonial fighters were brutally treated are now secondary schools.
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'Dangerous' AI offers to write fake news
An AI that allows anyone to write fake news or rewrite old jokes such as "a man walked into a bar".
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The village surviving a drought on cave water
In Indonesia's East Java province, government water trucks only deliver once or twice a month.
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Why are people in the USA living shorter lives?
White people in the US without degrees are living shorter lives due to drug abuse and alcoholism.
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Photographing America's strip clubs
François Prost has travelled from coast to coast to capture the exteriors of these establishments in the cold light of day.
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Seoul's over-65s disco 'like medicine' for seniors
A daytime party set up by the local government proves a hit in the rapidly-ageing country.
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UN secretary-general confident businesses will do what Trump will not on climate: G7 Summit
"If you look at the U.S. society today, you see states, you see cities [and] you see businesses that are really leading in relation to climate action, the U.N. Secretary-General said.
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Hezbollah says explosives found in Beirut crashed drone
The Lebanese Hezbollah movement on Tuesday said a drone that crashed in its Beirut stronghold at the weekend contained an explosive device weighing more than five kilogrammes (11 pounds). The Iran-backed Shiite group had previously said an Israeli reconnaissance drone had flown over the south of Beirut before crashing, and that a second armed drone had then "hit a specific area" before dawn on Sunday. The latest discovery, Hezbollah said, confirms...
Trump Shifts Tone on China But Not Tactics as Deal Grows Distant
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump left the G-7 summit on Monday taking a softer tone toward China, just days after spooking financial markets with another escalation in their trade war. Yet amid all the soothing words, Trump made it clear that he wasn’t abandoning his rough and tumble tactics to force a trade deal on China.After spending a weekend listening to fellow Group of Seven leaders urging him to ease tensions with China, Trump pointed...