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5 dead, 60 hospitalized in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash
Published On: January 6, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Jan 6: Five people were killed and about 60 were injured on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Sunday morning, when a loaded bus went out of control on a hill and rolled over, setting off a chain reaction that involved three tractor-trailers and a passenger car.
Japan in principle could press Lebanon to extradite ex-Nissan boss Ghosn: Japan minister
Published On: January 6, 2020 01:01 PM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, Jan 6: Japan on Monday said it could still press Lebanon to extradite Carlos Ghosn, after the former Nissan Motor (7201.T) boss skipped bail to become a fugitive in a country that normally does not extradite its nationals.
Gold, oil soar, shares slip as U.S. and Iran rattle sabers
Published On: January 6, 2020 12:27 PM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, Jan 6: Tensions in the Middle East after the killing of a top Iranian general by the United States pushed an index of Asian shares off an 18-month high on Monday as investors pushed safe-haven gold near a seven-year high, and oil jumped to four-month peaks.
Students, youth wing of pro-ruling party outfit clash in India's capital
Published On: January 6, 2020 11:41 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Jan 6: Clashes broke out late on Sunday between students of New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who were protesting against a fee hike, and youth wing members of a group closely tied to India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), injuring over a dozen people, witnesses and officials said.
Iran general replacing Soleimani vows revenge for US killing
Published On: January 6, 2020 11:41 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran, Jan 6: An Iranian general who replaced the leader killed by a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad vowed Sunday to take revenge as Tehran abandoned the remaining limits of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in response to the slaying.
Australia commits billions of dollars to wildfire recovery
Published On: January 6, 2020 11:36 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SYDNEY, Jan 6: Australia’s government on Monday said it was willing to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country.
Iraq wants foreign troops out after air strike; Trump threatens sanctions
Published On: January 6, 2020 11:09 AM NPT By: Reuters
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON, Jan 6: Iraq’s parliament called on Sunday for U.S. and other foreign troops to leave as a backlash grows against the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general, and President Donald Trump doubled down on threats to target Iranian cultural sites if Tehran retaliates.
Trump doubles down on striking cultural sites in Iran
Published On: January 6, 2020 09:58 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 6: President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Iranian cultural sites were fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law. He also warned Iraq that he would levy punishing sanctions if it expelled American troops in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian official.
Australia's bushfires turn neighbouring New Zealand's skies bright orange
Published On: January 5, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
MELBOURNE, Jan 5: Smoke from raging bushfires in Australia blanketed parts of neighbouring New Zealand on Sunday, turning the sky over Auckland a bright orange.
Indonesia’s flooded capital disinfected to fend off disease
Published On: January 5, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan 5: Soldiers and health workers sprayed Indonesia’s capital with disinfectant on Sunday to fend off possible diseases spread by massive flooding that has killed 60 people and affected hundreds of thousands.
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