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Tehran, July 15 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that his country was ready to hold talks with the US if Washington lifts sanctions imposed on Tehran."We are always ready for negotiations. I tell you this hour and this…
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New Delhi/Kathmandu, July 15 (IANS) The death toll from the monsoon floods and landslides in Nepal and northeastern India has increased to 59, while the number of affected people stands at around 2.6 million, officials said Sunday.In…
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Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) Pakistan's Federal Minister for Law and Justice Farogh Naseem has said that the government was committed to protecting the country's Islamic law, including those pertaining to Blasphemy and the Finality of…
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San Francisco, July 13 (IANS) A US appeals court has supported President Donald Trump's administration in giving funding priorities to cities that are willing to cooperate with federal agencies in dealing with undocumented immigrants.On…
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Dhaka, July 13 (IANS) The World Bank has approved $100 million to improve water supply and sanitation system in 30 Bangladesh municipalities. The "Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Project" will help about 600,000 people living in small…
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Manila, July 13 (IANS) At least 25 people were injured and several houses, churches and buildings were damaged when a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur province in Philippines on Saturday.The Philippine Institute of…
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NPnews24 Online New York: The 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), shows that, in the 101 countries studied, 31 low income, 68 middle income and 2 high income, 1.3 billion people are…
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Washington, July 13 (IANS) Facebook has reportedly reached a whopping $5 billion settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the Cambridge Analytica privacy violations, the media reported. FTC commissioners voted by 3-2 with…
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Kathmandu, July 13 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed and six others reported missing due to floods and landslides caused by torrential rain in Nepal, an official said.Over 200 places across the country have been identified as…
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Tokyo, July 13 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1-magnitude jolted 169 km northwest of Naze, Japan, at 00:57:43 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.The epicentre, with a depth of 242.18 km, was initially determined to be at…
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