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September 9, 2017 7:06 AM

At least 21 dead as Hurricane Irma continue to break records

Major Hurricane Irma has been causing devastation in the Caribbean as it makes its way toward the United States. At least 21 people have died. US weather authorities say, the category-4 storm is moving west over the Caribbean Sea near the coast of Cuba. They say the hurricane is packing winds of up ...

September 9, 2017 5:58 AM

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister to meet Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana will meet External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>External affairs ministry said in New Delhi that the issue of Sri Lankan Navy arresting Indian fishermen off Tamil Nadu coast is likely to come up for discussion. Mr...

September 9, 2017 5:55 AM

India slaps countervailing duty on some Chinese steel products

India has slapped countervailing duty for a period of five years on certain Chinese flat steel products to guard domestic players from imports that are subsidised by the exporting nation. <br/>&apos;<br/>The notification issued by the Ministry of Finances prescribes a total of 18.95% CVD...

September 9, 2017 5:52 AM

Syria denies UN accusations that it was behind Toxic gas attack

Syria today denied UN accusations that it was behind Toxic gas attack in April, saying the government does not use chemical weapons against its people.<br/>&apos;<br/>In a letter to UN headquarters in Geneva, quoted by the official SANA news agency, the Damascus government denied the cla...

September 9, 2017 5:48 AM

Saudi-led bloc of Arab stays tough on Qatar

A Saudi-led bloc of Arab states hostile to Qatar took aim today at Kuwaiti mediation and maintained a tough line.<br/>&apos;<br/>In a joint statement in Riyadh today, the Saudi-led bloc showed no signs of backing down and said that dialogue on the implementation of the demands should not...

September 9, 2017 5:47 AM

US: Hurricane Jose strengthens to a powerful 'Category Four' storm

In the united States, hurricane Jose strengthened to a powerful 'Category Four' storm today as it followed in the path of Hurricane Irma. <br/>&apos;<br/>The National Hurricane Center,NHC, said in Miami today that the "extremely dangerous" storm was located in the Atl...

September 8, 2017 8:57 PM

Death toll in Mexican earthquake measuring 8.2 on Richter scale rises to 33

An earthquake described by Mexico's President as the country's strongest in a century has struck off the southern coast, killing at least 33 people. The quake, which President Enrique Pe&apos;a Nieto said measured 8.2, struck in the Pacific, about 87 kilometre south-west of Pijijiapan. &lt...

September 8, 2017 8:39 PM

19 died in Caribbean as Hurricane Irma on course to 'devastate US'

Hurricane Irma ripped through the Caribbean today, leaving a trail of devastation and killing 19 as it barrelled towards the United States where up to a million people have been told to flee. <br/><br/>So far, 1.2 million people have been affected by Irma, the Red Cross said. But that nu...

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