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October 10, 2018 4:44 PM

Sri Lanka: Bill to set up Office for Reparations introduced in Parliament

<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, a bill to set up the Office for Reparations was introduced for debate in Parliament today. The Bill provides for the provision of individual and collective reparations for aggrieved persons who have suffered violations of hu...

October 10, 2018 2:41 PM

Navaratri being celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety in Nepal

In Nepal, the festival of Navaratri is being celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety. With Navaratri, the biggest festival of Nepal "Dashain" has started. The 15 day festival is celebrated in the month of Ashwin. During Dashain people worship goddess Durga.<br /&...

October 10, 2018 12:49 PM

Nikki Haley resigns as US Ambassador to United Nations

Indian-American Nikki Haley has resigned as the US Ambassador to the United Nations. President Donald Trump made the formal announcement of her resignation and applauded her work. He said, Haley had told him in advance that she wanted to take a break. Mr Trump said, Nikki H...

October 10, 2018 8:40 AM

Hurricane Michael intensifies to category 3 storm, threatens Florida coast

Hurricane Michael has strengthened to a category three storm, with winds near 195 kmph as it churns towards the Florida coast in the southern US state. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm is expected to make landfall today afternoon.<br />'' &am...

October 9, 2018 7:20 PM

Indonesia earthquake & Tsunami: Death toll rises to over 2,000

<span style="color: #222222;">In Indonesia, the death toll from the Sulawesi island earthquake and tsunami has risen to over 2,000. Indonesia's disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho today said the toll has climbed to 2,010, in the September ...

October 9, 2018 3:26 PM

Google to be shut down for consumers after bug exposed user data

Tech giant Google has said that its social network Google will be shut down after it was discovered that a bug exposed private data of up to 500,000 users to external developers.<br />'' <br />''The announcement was made by Ben Smith, Google Fellow and...

October 9, 2018 8:55 AM

Today World Post Day

<span style="color: #222222;">Today is World Post Day. The day is celebrated every year on 9th October marking the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. </span><br />...

October 9, 2018 8:31 AM

Japan's PM says UK would be welcomed to TPP with open arms

<span style="color: #222222;">Japan's Prime Minister has said Britain would be welcomed into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal with "open arms" after it leaves the EU.  While the UK would lose its role as a gate...

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