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Pakistan arrests accused militant leader Hafiz Saeed
Published On: July 17, 2019 01:42 PM NPT By: Reuters
ISLAMABAD, July 17: Authorities in Pakistan have arrested Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), or Army of the Pure, the militant group blamed by the United States and India for a four-day attack on Mumbai in 2008, Geo Television said on Wednesday.
Ericsson says on track for 2020 targets as Q2 profit matches forecasts
Published On: July 17, 2019 12:18 PM NPT By: Reuters
STOCKHOLM, July 17: Mobile network gear maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) posted a second-quarter profit in line with expectations on Wednesday and said it was on track to meet its financial goals due to strong sales of 5G equipment.
United to resume India flights from September as Pakistan reopens airspace
Published On: July 17, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
July 17: United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O) said on Wednesday it would restart daily nonstop service between New York/Newark, New Delhi and Mumbai from Sept. 6, after Pakistan lifted airspace restrictions.
Puerto Rico governor vows to remain in office after violent protests
Published On: July 17, 2019 10:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
SAN JUAN, July 17: Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello said on Tuesday he will stay in office despite protests calling for his resignation that turned violent overnight.
Venezuela frees musician jailed after blasting government
Published On: July 17, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CARACAS, July 17: Authorities in Venezuela on Tuesday released from prison a young musician who was jailed six weeks ago after taking to social media to vent her frustration against President Nicolás Maduro’s government
Rescuers look for survivors after building collapse in India
Published On: July 17, 2019 10:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MUMBAI, July 17: Rescuers cleared debris and used sniffer dogs Wednesday to find possible survivors under the rubble of a dilapidated building that collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai. At least 12 people were killed, and several are still feared trapped.
Iranian diplomats, families living in New York face U.S. travel curbs
Published On: July 17, 2019 09:02 AM NPT By: Reuters
UNITED NATIONS, July 17: The United States has tightly restricted the travel of more than a dozen Iranian diplomats and their families living in New York, according to a U.S. diplomatic note to sent to the Iran mission to the United Nations and seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
House condemns Trump ‘racist’ tweets in extraordinary rebuke
Published On: July 17, 2019 07:12 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, July 17: In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump’s Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn’t “a racist bone in my body.”
Sierra Leone school defies state ban on pregnant girls in class
Published On: July 16, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
FREETOWN, July 16: When Mariatu Sesay realised she was pregnant at 14, one thing scared her more than the social isolation she felt in the classroom: Sierra Leonean law banned her from attending school at all because she was expecting.
Czech stud farm makes UNESCO’s World Heritage list
Published On: July 16, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KLADRUBY NAD LABEM, July 16: A Czech stud farm founded 440 years ago to breed and train ceremonial horses to serve at the Habsburg emperor’s court has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list, acknowledging the significance of a tradition that has survived for centuries.
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