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Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings: World Bank
Published On: December 6, 2018 02:30 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
Respect Ruvimbo Topodzi was 15 and walking home from school in her native Zimbabwe when a 22-year-old man asked her out. She turned him down but it was too late.
Yemen's warring parties to convene for fragile peace talks in Sweden
Published On: December 6, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
STOCKHOLM, Dec 6: Yemen’s warring parties convene in Sweden on Thursday for U.N.-led peace talks for the first time since 2016 in a small victory for special envoy Martin Griffiths as he attempts to re-launch negotiations to end nearly four years of war.
Qatar could give Saudi more headache after leaving OPEC: Bloomberg
Published On: December 6, 2018 12:46 PM NPT By: Agencies
TEHRAN, Dec 6: Qatar’s surprise decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) might be just a taste of things to come, as some analysts suggest the tiny Persian Gulf country plans to irritate Saudi Arabia even more by leaving the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC).
2 US Marine planes with 7 crew crash off Japanese coast
Published On: December 6, 2018 12:41 PM NPT By: Agencies
WASHINGTON DC, Dec 6: The US Marine Corps says two of its aircraft were involved in a "mishap" off the coast of Japan, and a search-and-rescue operation is underway. Very few details have been made public after the initial USMC news release.
US Navy sends ship to Russia’s Far East, reportedly prepares to enter Black Sea
Published On: December 6, 2018 12:37 PM NPT By: Agencies
MOSCOW, Dec 6: An American destroyer sailed off the Russian coast, near the Pacific Fleet base in Vladivostok, in a first such stunt since the Cold War. Another US ship is expected in the Black Sea soon, amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Six missing after U.S. military aircraft collide off Japan
Published On: December 6, 2018 10:35 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Dec 6: Six U.S. Marines were missing following a still-unexplained mishap off the coast of Japan on Thursday involving two U.S. Marine Corps aircraft, which may have collided mid-air during a refueling exercise gone wrong, U.S. officials said.
Border agent indicted for capital murder in 4 Texas deaths
Published On: December 6, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DALLAS, Dec 6: A U.S. Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers told investigators he wanted to “clean up the streets” of his Texas border hometown, a prosecutor said Wednesday while announcing that a grand jury had indicted the man for capital murder.
Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes in Pacific near New Caledonia
Published On: December 5, 2018 03:11 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Dec 5: A powerful earthquake that struck in the southern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday sent jitters around the region after authorities warned of possible tsunamis, but there were no initial reports of destructive waves or major damage.
S. Korea abuzz about N. Korean leader Kim’s possible trip
Published On: December 5, 2018 02:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Day after day, rampant speculation about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s possible trip to Seoul is making headlines in South Korea, despite no official confirmation from either government.
Vijay Mallya offers to return 100% of public money
Published On: December 5, 2018 01:30 PM NPT By: Agencies
LONDON, Dec 5: Liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya on Wednesday said his extradition from the UK to India will take its own legal course while offering to pay back 100 percent of “public money”.
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