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January 4, 2017 8:37 AM
In Turkey, Parliament has approved a government-backed motion to extend by another three months the state of emergency imposed in the wake of the July last year's failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The state of emergency, which has seen tens of thousands lose their jobs or arre...
January 4, 2017 8:36 AM
Heavy smog in large parts of China has caused over 150 flights to be cancelled and highways to shut after the New Year holiday. Beijing Traffic Management Bureau said, dense fog also temporarily closed several sections of six expressways in Beijing yesterday.<br/><br/>The smog covering B...
January 4, 2017 8:33 AM
In Bihar, a journalist was shot dead by unidentified criminals in Samastipur district yesterday. Samastipur SP Nawal Kishore Prasad Singh said, around 5 to 6 unidentified men opened fire at journalist Braj Kumar Singh, killing him on the spot. <br/><br/>Braj was associated with a promine...
January 4, 2017 8:10 AM
Recent research, conducted by German scientists, has revealed that the active component in chillies, capsaicin, can cause cancer cells to self-destruct. <br/><br/>Capsaicin is the compound that gives chilies their special kick, but while it can easily make some people cry from its fiery ...
January 4, 2017 8:07 AM
In Philippines, at least 132 inmates today fled the prison in the city of Kidapawan following a gun attack. Local media reports said, a guard of the North Cotabato District Jail was also killed. Prison authorities believe that a breakaway group of Moro Islamic Liberation Front was behind the attack....
January 4, 2017 7:37 AM
In northern Syria, an air strike has killed at least 25 members of a prominent militant group. UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, it is not clear who carried out the attack against the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham group, formerly known as Nusra Front. The Observatory said, an unidentified ai...
January 4, 2017 7:35 AM
Finland has become the first country in the world to pay a basic income to randomly picked citizens on a national level. The experiment, aimed at dismissing poverty, motivating people to join work force and decreasing unemployment, is conducted with 2,000 randomly picked unemployed participants betw...
January 4, 2017 7:24 AM
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji, causing a tsunami warning for parts of the pacific near the nation in the south Pacific Ocean. <br/><br/>The US Geological Survey said, the quake hit at a depth of 15 kms and was followed by two smaller aftershocks. There were no r...
January 4, 2017 7:24 AM
The European Union (EU) has lifted its three-year ban on import of some vegetables from India. Quoting the Assistant Director of the Agriculture Ministry's export/import section, RS Arora, a Cochin International Airport Limited release, said, the Union Government received communication from EU ...
January 4, 2017 7:22 AM
In the United States, five Indian Americans took oath as the members of the Congress yesterday, creating history for a minority ethnic community that comprises just one per cent of the population. <br/><br/>Kamala Harris was sworn-in as the Senator from California. She is the first India...
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