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October 25, 2016 7:47 AM

US approves USD 75 million weapon sale to UAE

In US, the Department of State has approved a 75 million dollars sale of equipment needed to participate in military exercises to the United Arab Emirates. <br/><br/>The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced in a press release on yesterday. <br/><br/>The release noted...

October 25, 2016 7:38 AM

CO2 level reaches record high in 2016: WMO

The World Meteorological Organization reports the level of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere has reached a record high this year, driven in part by the powerful El Nino event. <br/><br/>According to WMO, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached 400 parts per...

October 24, 2016 9:01 PM

7 killed, 95 injured in massive explosion in China

In China, at least 7 people died and some 95 were injured when an explosion ripped through a town in Shaanxi province&apos;s Fugu County. Four of the injured are in critical condition. Rescue operations are on. According to the China Daily, the blast occurred near a hospital in Xinmin Township.

October 24, 2016 9:00 PM

Clinton Trump tied nationally in latest poll

Two weeks before the US Presidential elections - the two candidates - Hillary Clinton from the Democratic Party and Republican Donald Trump - are tied nationally. A new national poll claimed today that both Clinton, 68, and Trump, 70, have support of 41 per cent of the likely voters in a four-way ra...

October 24, 2016 8:54 PM

Belgian PM says cannot sign off on EU-Canada trade deal

Belgium is unable to sign off on a landmark EU-Canada free trade deal after Wallonia and other regional administrations refused to give the federal government the go-ahead. Prime Minister Charles Michel said this today after brief talks with Belgium's regional leaders in Brussels broke up witho...

October 24, 2016 5:04 PM

China's space lab launches micro-satellite

China's experimental space lab Tiangong-2 orbiting the Earth with two astronauts on board has successfully launched a micro-satellite, roughly the size of a desktop printer. <br/><br/>Weighing 47 kilogrammes, the micro satellite has a series of visible light cameras, including a 25 ...

October 24, 2016 2:29 PM

26 Asian sailors freed by Somali pirates after five years

Twenty six Asian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years have been released. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying, said the crew members of a fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates in March 2012, were rescued on Saturday and moved to Kenya yesterday with the he...

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