Maloth Arunkumar

Saturday, 5 October 2019

Australia denies extradition of Iranian academic to U.S.

Australia will not extradite an Iranian academic to the United States, Australia's attorney-general said over the weekend, following a 13-month detention of the researcher for allegedly exporting American-made military equipment to Iran.

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Telangana Sets 6 AM Deadline For Road Transport Corporation Employees

With the indefinite strike called by the employees of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) beginning Friday midnight, the state government warned that all those who failed to report to...

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Democrats Subpoena White House For Documents In Trump Impeachment Probe

U.S. House Democrats on Friday subpoenaed the White House for documents they want to see as part of their impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump.

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State Government Doesn't Pay Heed To Flood Situation, Says Tejashwi Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav launched a scathing attack on the BJP-JDU led state government over the flood situation in Patna and said that it is shameful that Chief Minister...

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AAP Leader Soni Sori Arrested For Holding Meeting Without Permission

Social activist and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Soni Sori was on Saturday arrested for trying to hold a public meeting without permission in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, the police said.

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Alagba, 344-Year-Old Tortoise, "Oldest" In Africa, Dies

A tortoise whose royal owners claimed was 344 years old years old has died in the palace of the traditional ruler of Ogbomosho, southwest Nigeria, a spokesman said Saturday.

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4 Injured After Speeding Delhi Bus Crashes Into 3 Two-Wheelers

Four men were injured when a speeding DTC bus rammed into three two-wheelers in West Delhi's Hari Nagar area on Saturday evening, the police said.

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Alagba, 344-Year-Old Tortoise, "Oldest" In Africa, Dies

4 Injured After Speeding Delhi Bus Crashes Into 3 Two-Wheelers

Four men were injured when a speeding DTC bus rammed into three two-wheelers in West Delhi's Hari Nagar area on Saturday evening, the police said.

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‘Iranian hackers targeted Trump 2020 campaign’

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Alagba, 344-Year-Old Tortoise, "Oldest" In Africa, Dies

Indore: AI Robot citizen, Sophia, attends Round Square International Conference

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Doch Chkae, the metal band born on a rubbish dump

Doch Chkae began life on a Cambodian rubbish dump, but now play to thousands.

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Trump impeachment: Democrat Elaine Luria defends backing inquiry

Democrat Elaine Luria has backed the inquiry - but do all of her Virginia constituents back her?

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Notre-Dame: How an underwater forest in Ghana could help rebuild a Paris icon

Wood submerged in Ghana's Lake Volta is a "genius solution" to rebuilding the French cathedral, some say but others disagree.

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Catholic Church: Could Pope Francis say 'yes' to married priests?

Priests and bishops will discuss whether to allow married priests in remote parts of the Amazon.

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Wexit: Why some Albertans want to separate from Canada

As talk about climate change in Canada heats up, so has Alberta's separatist movement.

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James Johnson: 'My struggles as an intersex footballer'

James Johnson, who was born intersex, was called up to Nigeria's women's team.

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Friday, 4 October 2019

Telangana Sets 6 AM Deadline For Road Transport Corporation Employees

Rail Services Across Hong Kong Suspended After Violent Protests

All train services in Hong Kong including the line to the airport were suspended on Saturday, the city's rail operator said, after violent clashes between police and pro-democracy protesters saw...

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Trade Deal With US "Not That Easy", Says Foreign Minister

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that a trade deal with the U.S. is "not that easy," but trade ministers from both sides were trying to iron out their differences.

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Struck By Lightning, Delhi-Based Tourist Dies At Goa Beach, Wife Injured

A Delhi-based tourist lost his life while his wife got critically injured after being struck by lightning at Candolim beach on Friday evening, said police.

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Democrats Have Enough Votes For Impeachment, But We Will Win, Says Trump

President Donald Trump conceded Friday that Democrats had enough votes to impeach him, but he suggested that Speaker Nancy Pelosi hold a House vote to formally begin an inquiry to force a Senate trial...

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Trump suspends entry of immigrants who cannot pay for healthcare

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation suspending entry of immigrants who cannot pay for their healthcare costs and will not be covered by health insurance within 30 days of entering the United States.

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Hong Kong metro system to remain shut as city reels from night of violent protests

Hong Kong's rail operator said the entire metro system would remain shut on Saturday in an unprecedented move as the city braced for more demonstrations after a night of chaos when police shot a teenage boy and pro-democracy protesters torched businesses and metro stations.

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Telangana Sets 6 AM Deadline For Road Transport Corporation Employees

Democrats Demand Files From White House As Impeachment Probe Intensifies

Democratic lawmakers on Friday demanded that the White House turn over documents related to allegations that President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine for political favors, as the explosive impeachment...

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Democrats Demand Files From White House As Impeachment Probe Intensifies

Hong Kong rail operator MTR suspends all services due to vandalism

Hong Kong rail operator MTR Corp said all services would be suspended on Saturday due to "malicious vandalism" as violent protests erupted across the Chinese-ruled city hours after the government invoked emergency powers.

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Ecuador unions call off anti-austerity protests after 370 arrests in two days

Ecuador's transport unions on Friday called off protests against the scrapping of fuel subsidies by President Lenin Moreno after two days of unrest that halted transport nationwide and resulted in almost 370 arrests.

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Mission Dosti Maha Dangal: Valley’s 1st woman grappler participates in competition

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Democrats Demand Files From White House As Impeachment Probe Intensifies

EU rejects Britain's request to run weekend Brexit talks: The Times

The European Union rejected a British government request to allow Brexit talks to run through weekend, The Times newspaper reported https://bit.ly/2Ipq7gM on Saturday.

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Ecuador transport unions suspend protests against cuts to fuel-subsidy

Ecuadorean transport unions agreed on Friday to suspend protests against President Lenin Moreno's scrapping of fuel-subsidies, a union spokesman said, after two days of unrest that halted transport nation-wide and resulted in almost 370 arrests.

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BS Yediyurappa Thanks Centre For Rs 1,200 Crore Aid For Floods

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday thanked the Central government for the financial assistance of Rs 1,200 crores to the flood-hit Karnataka while Congress slammed the move calling it a...

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BS Yediyurappa Thanks Centre For Rs 1,200 Crore Aid For Floods

Make In India Bullet-Resistant Jackets Safer, Cheaper: Ram Vilas Paswan

Like US, UK and Germany, India has also started making bulletproof jackets, said Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan adding that the domestic bullet-resistant jackets are safer, cheaper than any...

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Make In India Bullet-Resistant Jackets Safer, Cheaper: Ram Vilas Paswan

5,534 Candidates File Nominations For Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde and NCP leader Ajit Pawar were among 3,754 candidates who filed nominations for the October 21 Maharashtra Assembly polls on Friday, the...

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Boeing crash victims' lawyer to seek testimony from 737 MAX whistleblower

An attorney representing families of passengers killed in a Boeing Co 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia said on Friday he will seek sworn evidence from a Boeing engineer who claims the company rejected a proposed safety upgrade to the 737 MAX because it was too costly.

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Ecuador protests: Hundreds held as president decries ‘criminals’

Ecuador's president refuses talks with "criminals”, as protesters vent fury over fuel subsidy cuts.

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Thursday, 3 October 2019

Why A US Man Put Up Billboards Proclaiming His Love For His Wife

The eight electric billboards across Tulsa, Oklahoma were cryptic. "Amy, I love you more!" the signs read, above a logo for the Living Water Irrigation company.

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Why A US Man Put Up Billboards Proclaiming His Love For His Wife

The eight electric billboards across Tulsa, Oklahoma were cryptic. "Amy, I love you more!" the signs read, above a logo for the Living Water Irrigation company.

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4-year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped By Relative In Aligarh

A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 17-year-old boy in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh on Thursday evening, police said. The accused is a relative of the girl, they said.

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Marathi Actress Deepali Sayed Shiv Sena Candidate For Maharashtra Polls

Marathi actress Deepali Sayed on Thursday joined Shiv Sena in the presence of party chief Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya Thackeray.

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Why A US Man Put Up Billboards Proclaiming His Love For His Wife

The eight electric billboards across Tulsa, Oklahoma were cryptic. "Amy, I love you more!" the signs read, above a logo for the Living Water Irrigation company.

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Pak Minister Loses Cool When Asked To Name 58 Nations Backing Them On J&K

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi lost his cool on being asked to name the 58 countries that Prime Minister Imran Khan commended for backing Islamabad on its stance on the Kashmir issue...

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Pak Minister Loses Cool When Asked To Name 58 Nations Backing Them On J&K

US vaping illness deaths rise to 18 with 1,000 cases reported

Health officials urge people to stop vaping until the cause of a mystery illness is identified.

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Pak Minister Loses Cool When Asked To Name 58 Nations Backing Them On J&K

Canada Conservative leader forced on defensive over dual citizenship, abortion stance

The leader of Canada's main opposition Conservative Party was forced on the defensive on Thursday over the disclosure he holds dual Canada-U.S. citizenship and his "pro-life" stance on abortion, less than three weeks before the national election.

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Climate strikes: Why Russians don't get Greta's message

Vladimir Putin does not rate Greta Thunberg’s warning on climate change, and many Russians agree.

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The incinerator and the ski slope tackling waste

Billed the world’s cleanest waste-to-energy plant, Denmark's Copenhill project had a troubled start.

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Iraqi PM demands parliamentary support to reshuffle cabinet after deadly unrest

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi called on lawmakers on Thursday to support him to reshuffle cabinet posts and urged calm after three days of deadly civil unrest rocked the country.

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Violent protests in Ecuador caused by fuel price rise are ending: President

Protests caused by the elimination of fuel subsidies are ending, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno said on Thursday, after their removal sparked the Andean oil producer's worst civil unrest in years.

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Army inducts Israeli 'tank killers’ till DRDO develops indigenous ones

Indian infantry soldiers now finally have a new weapon to destroy advancing enemy tanks on the western front with Pakistan. The Army has begun to induct a limited number of Israeli Spike anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to meet immediate operational requirements till the indigenous man-portable “tank killers” being developed by DRDO are ready for induction.

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Quiz of the week: Is your news knowledge up to speed?

Have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?

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Africa's top shots: 27 September - 3 October

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

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School Vacated After Hoax Bomb Scare At Kendriya Vidyalaya In Delhi

A hoax bomb threat triggered panic at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Delhi's Gole market area on Thursday, prompting authorities to vacate the school campus, police said.

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School Vacated After Hoax Bomb Scare At Kendriya Vidyalaya In Delhi

18 Killed In Vaping-Linked Lung Injury In US, Over 1,000 Fall Ill

The number of patients suffering from probable lung injury associated with e-cigarette use has surged to more than a thousand, US health authorities said Thursday, while the death toll from the...

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Body Of Newborn Girl Found In Garbage Dump In UP

The body of a newborn girl was found abandoned in a garbage dump in Makki locality, police said on Thursday.

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Former U.S. Army interpreter from Iraq gets 30 years for dealing fentanyl on dark web

An Iraqi immigrant who worked as a U.S. Army interpreter was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday for dealing the powerful opioid fentanyl over secret online networks, leading to the drug death of a Marine, prosecutors said.

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18 Killed In Vaping-Linked Lung Injury In US, Over 1,000 Fall Ill

Wednesday, 2 October 2019

Tropical forest success story under threat in Guatemala

A scheme allowing communities to manage forested areas has reduced deforestation but will it be extended?

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Sri Lanka attacks: The beach paradise that wants its tourists back

Five months after the Easter Sunday bombings, Sri Lanka is desperate for visitors to return.

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