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WHO says e-cigarettes, 'smoke-free' products do not help reduce cancer
Published On: July 27, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, July 27: Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are not helping fight cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its report, urging smokers and governments not to trust claims from cigarette firms about their latest products.
Astronomers see evidence of Einstein's theories in star orbiting massive black hole
Published On: July 27, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
VIRGINIA, July 27: More than 100 years ago, Albert Einstein predicted that light is deflected by extremely massive objects, but there is no way to test such powerful effects on Earth.
8 dead, 60 hurt as quakes shake northern Philippine isles
Published On: July 27, 2019 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MANILA, July 27: Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday, killing at least eight people, injuring about 60 and damaging ancestral houses famous among tourists.
Hungary could launch more economic stimulus plans next year - PM
Published On: July 27, 2019 03:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
BUDAPEST, July 27: Hungary could introduce two more economic stimulus programess next year if growth in the European Union, its main trading partner, shows signs of slowing, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday.
Thousands defy police ban, march in Hong Kong district
Published On: July 27, 2019 02:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HONG KONG, July 27: Thousands of protesters began marching Saturday in a Hong Kong district despite police warnings that their presence would spark confrontations with local residents.
India urges Iran to free all its crew after nine released
Published On: July 27, 2019 12:43 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, July 27: Iran has freed nine Indian crew members of a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday, and it appealed for the release of three remaining crew members held from the same ship.
U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump use disputed funds for border wall
Published On: July 27, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, July 27: The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding.
Club floor collapses in South Korea as athletes dance; two people dead
Published On: July 27, 2019 11:17 AM NPT By: Reuters
GWANGJU, July 27: An upper floor of a nightclub collapsed on top of dancing revelers in South Korea on Saturday, killing two South Koreans and injuring several foreign athletes competing at the World Aquatics Championships, rescue officials and witnesses said.
Libya’s coast guard recovers dozens of bodies of migrants
Published On: July 27, 2019 10:27 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CAIRO, July 27: Libya’s coast guard recovered dozens of bodies of Europe-bound migrants who perished at sea as search operations continued Friday, a day after up to 150 people, including women and children, went missing and were feared drowned when their boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea.
US presses WTO to stop lenient trade treatment of China
Published On: July 27, 2019 10:25 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, July 27: President Donald Trump pressed the World Trade Organization on Friday to stop letting China and other economies receive lenient treatment under global trade rules by calling themselves “developing” countries.
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