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Chinese workers play pivotal role in building America's first transcontinental railroad
Published On: May 8, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Agencies
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8: Chinese railroad workers were highly disciplined and well organized, and they made huge contributions to the first American Transcontinental Railroad that put the United States on a path to economic prosperity, a docent of the California State Railroad Museum told Xinhua Tuesday.
Cyclone Fani: 160 injured in Puri, three in Bhubaneswar, says officials
Published On: May 8, 2019 05:30 PM NPT By: Agencies
ODISHA, May 8: Around 160 people in Puri and three people in Bhubaneswar have been injured and are undergoing treatment in hospital, State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC, Odisha) said giving details of the damage caused by Cyclone Fani and steps taken to bring the situation back to normalcy. It also said that in Puri district extensive damages have occurred to all "kutcha" houses.
Iran’s nuclear program as 2015 deal unravels
Published On: May 8, 2019 03:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, May 8: Iran has set a 60-day deadline for world powers to renegotiate the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal, a year to the day after President Donald Trump pulled America from the landmark accord.
Iran sends letters on partial withdrawal from nuclear deal
Published On: May 8, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TEHRAN, May 8: Iran has delivered letters to ambassadors outlining its partial withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, state television reported Wednesday, without elaborating on what steps it plans to take.
Pakistani Christian girls trafficked to China as brides
Published On: May 8, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
GUJRANWALA, May 8: Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is back in her home country, pregnant and seeking a divorce from a husband she says was abusive.
Blast in Pakistan's Lahore kills at least 8, wounds 25: Media
Published On: May 8, 2019 11:27 AM NPT By: Agencies
LAHORE, May 8: At least eight people — five policemen and three civilians — were killed and 25 others injured in what officials described as a suicide bombing targeting an Elite Force van parked near the Data Darbar shrine in Lahore on Wednesday.
UPDATE: Students kill classmate, injure 8 at school near Columbine
Published On: May 8, 2019 11:13 AM NPT By: Associated Press
HIGHLANDS RANCH, May 8: Two high school students shot and killed a classmate and injured eight others at a charter school in a Colorado community that marked the 20th anniversary of one of the nation’s worst school shootings just weeks ago.
US pregnancy deaths are up, especially among minorities
Published On: May 8, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Pregnancy-related deaths are rising in the United States and the main risk factor is being black, according to new reports that highlight racial disparities in care during and after childbirth.
1 suspect in Colorado school shooting identified
Published On: May 8, 2019 10:04 AM NPT By: Associated Press
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Gandhi scion comes into his own as India polls near finish
Published On: May 8, 2019 10:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, May 8: With India’s general election inching toward the finish line, the battle for one seat in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh is being closely watched to see whether the scion of the country’s most important modern political dynasty can retain his seat and revive his party’s fortunes.
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