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April 18, 2019 9:16 PM

Pakistan's Finance Minister Asad Umar resigns

<span style="color: #222222;">Pakistan's Finance Minister Asad Umar abruptly quit the Cabinet on Thursday before securing a multi-billion dollar International Monetary Fund bailout package for the cash-strapped country. </span><b...

April 18, 2019 6:18 PM

Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, meet Vladimir Putin

<span style="color: #222222;">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia later this month for his first meeting with President Vladimir Putin. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style...

April 18, 2019 5:45 PM

Madeira mourns 29 German bus crash victims

<span style="color: #222222;">In Portugal, three days of mourning began at Madeira today after 29 German tourists died in a bus mishap near Canico town. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span st...

April 18, 2019 2:08 PM

France to hold daylong tribute to Notre Dame firefighters

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Paris firefighters who saved Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse. <br />''<br />''Later, Paris City Hall will hold a ceremony in the fire fighters' honour, with a concert, two giant banners and readings f...

April 18, 2019 12:47 PM

Japanese Emperor performs ritual to report abdication to Shinto gods

Japanese Emperor Akihito prayed at a shrine in a ritual to report his upcoming abdication to the Shinto gods. The 85-year-old emperor will retire on 30th April in the first abdication in 200 years and a rarity in Japan's ancient imperial history. <br />''&am...

April 18, 2019 12:39 PM

Nepal successfully launches its 1st satellite NepaliSat-1 into space

Nepal successfully launched its first satellite NepaliSat-1 into space from Virginia in the United States. The satellite was developed by the Nepalese scientists. <br />''<br />''Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli congratulated all the sc...

April 18, 2019 11:38 AM

Pakistan: Unidentified gunmen shot dead 14 passengers in Balochistan

In Pakistan, unidentified gunmen shot dead at least 14 passengers after forcing them to disembark from a bus on a highway in Balochistan province today. 15 to 20 unidentified gunmen in camouflage uniform reportedly stopped five or six buses travelling between Karachi and Gwadar. &lt...

April 18, 2019 11:30 AM

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits East Taiwan

Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau says a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the east of the island. The quake happened just after 1 p.m. local time and the epicentre was located just over 10 kilometers northwest of the eastern coastal city of Hualien.<br />''&l...

April 18, 2019 11:27 AM

Sri Lanka's 1st satellite 'Raavana-1' launched into space

Sri Lanka's first satellite 'Raavana-1' was launched into space today from NASA's Flight Facility on Virginia's east shore. 'Raavana 1' weights around 1.05 kg and the lifespan of the satellite is around one and a half years.<br />''<b...

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