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After 34 years, Rotary and partners to nail global polio-eradication
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo - What started out as an extraordinary ambition for a global service group 34 years ago, ...
Disaster risk reduction a must for nations in Asia Pacific, says ESCAP
Changing patterns and worsening impacts of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific, coupled with environmental degradation and climate change, ...
U.S. law enforcement nail man who pretended to be federal agent
CINCINNATI, Ohio - When Shane Ryan Hammond burst into an Ohio home in 2017 to apprehend a suspected bail jumper, ...
Afghanistan War claims lives of two more U.S. troops
KABUL, Afghanistan - Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in action in Afghanistan.Their deaths, confirmed by a statement from NATO, ...
Filipino students need to know about Holocaust, says Israel
PASIG CITY, Philippines - Israeli has formally requested the story of the Holocaust be added to the education curriculum in ...
NASA investigating first crime committed in space: report
US space agency NASA is investigating what may be the first crime committed in outer space, The New York Times ...
Bashir lawyers seek release on bail as corruption trial continues
Sudan's deposed President Omar al-Bashir has appeared in court for the second hearing of his corruption trial, during which his ...
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Record fires are raging in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, with more than 2,500 fires currently burning. They are collectively emitting huge ...
Rohingya Refugees Protest Exodus, Demand Rights in Myanmar
Thousands of angry and frustrated Rohingya refugees marked the second anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar into Bangladesh on Sunday ...
Powerful, Obscure Law Is Basis for Trump 'Order' On Trade
President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful but obscure federal law to make ...
Drug racket busted; WY tablets worth Rs 400 cr seized, 4 held
Thoubal (Manipur) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): In a major crackdown, Manipur police seized 40 lakh tablets of contraband WY (World ...
Brisbane Heat signs Kiwi Amelia Kerr for upcoming WBBL
Brisbane [Australia], Aug 25 (ANI): Brisbane Heat on Sunday confirmed signing New Zealand's (White Ferns) all-rounder Amelia Kerr for the ...
Manchester United coach backs Jesse Lingard despite goalless run
Leeds [UK], Aug 25 (ANI): Manchester United's coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Jesse Lingard despite the midfielder's 15-match goalless ...
PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' to air today
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio broadcast "Mann Ki Baat" will be aired today ...
'Under no condition' EU agrees to reinvite Russia to G7, says Tusk
Paris [France], Aug 25 (ANI): European Council President Donald Tusk on Saturday said that the European Union (EU) can "under ...
Trump says lunch with Macron 'best' meeting they have had yet
Biarritz [France], Aug 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on late Saturday night claimed that lunch with his French counterpart ...
Syrian air defences repel 'enemy targets' over Damascus
Damascus [Syria], Aug 25 (ANI): Local Syrian media on Saturday late night claimed that several explosions were heard over the ...
France: Thousands march against G7 near Biarritz
Biarritz [France], Aug 25 (ANI): Organisers estimate that at least 15,000 people marched against the G7 summit from France's Hendaye ...
Savea scores as Toulon start campaign with Agen trouncing
Toulon - Former New Zealand wing Julian Savea scored as Toulon crushed Agen 44-25 on Saturday in the opening round ...
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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
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