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September 15, 2017 7:24 AM

New plastic Jane Austen 10-pound note launched in Britain

In Britain, a new plastic 10 pound note featuring renowned author Jane Austen has gone into circulation. Austen is the first female writer to feature on a British banknote, replacing a paper 10 pound note which featured a portrait of naturalist Charles Darwin. <br/><br/>The new 'ten...

September 15, 2017 7:11 AM

Hurricane Max makes landfall in Mexico

Hurricane Max made landfall in Mexico, whipping its Pacific coast with winds of 130 kilometers per hour. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said, the Category One storm barreled into southwestern Guerrero state and is expected to pour heavy rain on neighboring Oaxaca, still suffering the effe...

September 15, 2017 7:11 AM

Tunisia abolishes ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims

Tunisia has abolished a decades old ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims. The announcement came a month after President Beji Caid Essebsi called for the government to lift the ban dating back to 1973, arguing that existing practice violates Tunisia's constitution, adopted in 2014 in the wak...

September 15, 2017 5:15 AM

North Korea fires missile eastwards from Pyongyang towards Japan

North Korea has fired a missile eastwards from its capital, Pyongyang, towards Japan. <br/><br/>South Korea&apos;s military said, North Korea fired the missile from the Sunan district in its capital. It said, South Korea and the US are analysing the details of the launch. <br/><...

September 15, 2017 5:13 AM

UAE contributes to the Office of President of UN General Assembly

UAE has made a donation of 300,000 US Dollars to the Office of the President of the United Nations General Assembly. <br/><br/>The cheque was presented by Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the UN, to the President of the General Assemb...

September 15, 2017 1:07 AM

Death toll rises to 74 in twin gun and car bomb attacks in Iraq

In Iraq, the death toll has risen to 74 in twin gun and car bomb attacks in southern Iraq. Deputy health chief for mainly Shiite province of Dhiqar, Abdel Hussein al-Jabri said, at least 74 people died, including seven Iranians, and another 93 people were injured in the attacks near Nasiriyah, the c...

September 15, 2017 12:36 AM

Russian, US-led strikes kill at least 39 in Syria's Deir Ezzor

Separate suspected Russian and US- led coalition strikes on Syria's Deir Ezzor province killed at least 39 civilians today. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, seven children were among the dead in the strikes. <br/><br/>The Britain-based monitor said, the strikes hit seve...

September 14, 2017 10:56 PM

EU extends sanctions against Russia over Ukraine

The European Union (EU) has extended sanctions by a further six months against dozens of Russian citizens and companies deemed to have a role in threatening the stability and independence of Ukraine. <br/><br/>The EU today said, the restrictive measures apply to nearly 150 individuals an...

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