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September 3, 2018 7:29 PM

Spanish PM proposes referendum on greater Catalan autonomy

Spain's Prime Minister today proposed holding a referendum in Catalonia on greater autonomy for the wealthy region but ruled out allowing a vote on independence as demanded by Catalan leaders. <br />''<br />''<br />&apos...

September 3, 2018 5:43 PM

Pakistan to hold presidential election tomorrow

Pakistani lawmakers are set to choose a new President tomorrow. <br />''<br />''<br />''The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party's candidate Arif Alvi is expected to win as the Opposition parties failed to fie...

September 3, 2018 12:43 PM

New device harvests energy from walking, jogging, say scientists

Scientists have developed a wearable device that could generate energy from the swing of an arm while walking or jogging. The research was published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials. The device, about the size of a wristwatch, produces enough power to run a personal health monitoring sys...

September 3, 2018 11:39 AM

Brazil's 200-year-old national museum hit by huge fire

A huge fire has engulfed the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. This is the oldest scientific institution in the country. Firefighters are tackling the blaze at the building, which contains more than 20 million items in its collection. <br />''  &lt...

September 3, 2018 11:17 AM

Iraq's Sadr and Abadi form biggest parliamentary bloc

In Iraq, sixteen political groupings late last night reached an accord to create the biggest bloc in parliament. The groupings include nationalist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr and outgoing Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. ''<div><br />''&...

September 3, 2018 10:41 AM

Myanmar judge convicts two Reuters reporters in landmark secrets case

In Myanmar, a judge today found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets. The court sentenced the two journalists to seven years in prison.''<div>''<div></div>''<div>Yangon northern distri...

September 2, 2018 4:52 PM

US general assumes NATO command in Afghanistan

<span style="color: #222222;">US Army General Austin Miller has assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan following a handover ceremony. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span...

September 2, 2018 2:16 PM

Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan;3 killed

In Afghanistan, a pilot and two soldiers were killed when a helicopter contracted by NATO crashed inside an army base today.<br />''  <br />'' An army spokesman said three others injured when the helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff fr...

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