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Mass evacuation as 'columns of fire' threaten Australian holiday area
Published On: December 30, 2019 03:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY, Dec 30: Tens of thousands of people were evacuated on Monday as “columns of fire” fueled by extreme heat and high winds bore down on a popular tourist region in Australia’s southeast.
North Korea's Kim urges 'positive and offensive' security ahead of nuclear talk deadline
Published On: December 30, 2019 02:36 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, DEC 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called at a ruling party meeting for “positive and offensive measures” to ensure security ahead of a year-end deadline he has set for denuclearization talks with the United States, state media KCNA said on Monday.
25 fighters killed, 51 injured in US drone attacks in Iraq: reports
Published On: December 30, 2019 12:43 PM NPT By: Agencies
BAGHDAD, Dec 30: The death toll from the drone attacks of the United States against Kata'ib Hezbollah militia in Iraq has climbed to 25, with 51 people injured, media reports said referring to a press release issued by Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, also known as Hashd al-Shaabi.
Chinese court sentences 'gene-editing' scientist to three years in prison - Xinhua
Published On: December 30, 2019 12:31 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, Dec30: A Chinese court sentenced the scientist who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies to three years in prison on Monday, according to the official Xinhua media.
Putin thanks Trump for helping foil terrorist acts in Russia
Published On: December 30, 2019 12:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, Dec 30: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for information that Putin said helped Russia foil terrorist attacks over the New Year’s holiday, the Kremlin said.
Kim calls for measures to protect North Korea’s security
Published On: December 30, 2019 11:06 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Dec 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified “offensive measures” to protect the country’s security and sovereignty, the North’s state media said on Monday, before his end-of-year deadline for the Trump administration to make major concessions to salvage a fragile nuclear diplomacy.
Hong Kong to end 2019 with multiple protests; big march planned for Jan. 1
Published On: December 30, 2019 10:59 AM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Dec 30: Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day aimed at disrupting festivities and shopping in the Asian financial hub, which has seen a rise in clashes between police and protesters since Christmas.
After brain surgery, Jimmy Carter returns to hometown church
Published On: December 30, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PLAINS, GA, Dec 30: Former President Jimmy Carter publicly appeared Sunday at the Georgia church where he worships for the first time since undergoing brain surgery in November.
Ukraine, eastern rebels swap prisoners in move to end war
Published On: December 29, 2019 05:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MAIORSK CHECKPOINT, UKRAINE, Dec 29: Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine began exchanging prisoners Sunday in a move aimed at ending their 5-year-long war.
2 ex-prime ministers vie for Guinea-Bissau presidency
Published On: December 29, 2019 05:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BISSAU, GUINEA-BISSAU, Dec 29: Two former prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau are vying for the presidency in a runoff election Sunday after the incumbent failed to reach the second round in the tumultuous West African country once described by the United Nations as a narco-state.
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