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‘Yellow vest’ protesters target Macron’s vacation hideaway

NICE, France, Dec 29 :  If Emmanuel Macron is hoping for some holiday respite from the anti-government protests which have rocked France, he might want

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Japanese Foreign Minister Kono arriving Ktm on Jan 9

Kathmandu, Dec 28 : Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Taro Kono, is arriving in Kathmandu on January 9 for two-day official visit at the invitation of Minister for Foreign

Over 20,000 displaced by Indonesia tsunami, rescuers strive to access isolated stricken areas 

JAKARTA, Dec. 26 : Rescue teams have been striving to reach isolated tsunami-hit areas in Indonesia, where more victims are believed to remain under the rubble. Meanwhile, the number of

Huawei ships over 200 mln smartphones in 2018

SHENZHEN, Dec. 26 : Chinese technology firm Huawei said on Tuesday that it had shipped more than 200 million smartphones so far this year, a new record high for the

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Trump asked officials if he can legally fire Fed chair : reports

WASHINGTON, Dec 23- President Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet members if he has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell after interest rates were increased and the

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U.S. launches two airstrikes in Somalia, killing 11 militants

MOGADISHU, Dec. 21 : The United States army said Thursday that it conducted two airstrikes on Wednesday, killing 11 al-Shabab militants outside Somalia’s capital. The U.S. Africa Command (Africom) said

Six children among 10 dead in Russia house fires

MOSCOW, Dec 16, 2018 – Six children and four adults died in house fires in several Russian cities on Sunday, Russian media reported. Three toddlers died in a house fire

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UN condemns violence against opposition ahead of DRC vote

GENEVA, Dec 14, 2018 : The UN rights chief on Friday denounced violence targeting the opposition by DR Congo’s security forces, just days before a vote marred by an increasingly

135 injured in “yellow vest” protests in France: Minister

PARIS, Dec 09 :  A total of 135 people were injured and 1,385 had been detained on Saturday after violence broke out between police and gangs of masked youth in

Solih sworn in as Maldives president, replacing pro-China leader

COLOMBO, Nov 18, 2018- Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was inaugurated Saturday as the new president of the Maldives after the opposition united to dislodge pro-China strongman leader Abdulla Yameen in September