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Imran Khan govt asks Pakistanis to crowdfund $14 billion for dams
Published On: September 29, 2018 02:30 PM NPT By: Agencies
After auctioning cars and buffaloes, the cash-strapped Pakistan government now wants its citizens to crowdfund a whopping $14 billion for the construction of dams. If successful, this would be the largest crowdfunding effort in history, breaking Kickstarter’s existing record by 700 times.
UPDATE: Indonesia earthquake: Hundreds dead in Palu quake and tsunami
Published On: September 29, 2018 02:07 PM NPT By: Agencies
INDONESIA, Sept 29: More than 380 people have been confirmed dead after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit an Indonesian city on Friday.
First UAE astronaut to fly to ISS for 11-day mission on April 5, 2019
Published On: September 29, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
MOSCOW, Sept 29: – The first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 5, 2019, and will return to Earth on April 16, 2019, the ISS launch schedule, shared with Sputnik, has shown.
Palestine takes US to International Court of Justice over Jerusalem embassy move
Published On: September 29, 2018 01:30 PM NPT By: Agencies
WASHINGTON DC, Sept 29: The Palestinian authority has asked the International Court of Justice to compel the US to shut down its embassy in Jerusalem, because it violates the Vienna convention, which says an embassy must be located in a host country.
Powerful typhoon approaches southern Japan, charts course for main island
Published On: September 29, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
TOKYO, Sept 29: A powerful typhoon brought heavy rain and high winds as it approached southern Japan on Saturday, leading to flight cancellations and power outages in several cities.
India's Supreme Court lifts ban prohibiting women of menstruating age from entering Hindu temple
Published On: September 29, 2018 12:45 PM NPT By: Agencies
NEW DELHI, Sept 29: India's Supreme Court has nixed a ban which prohibited women from entering a prominent Hindu temple if they were of menstruating age. The temple's authorities say they will appeal the ruling.
Airline now says 1 missing after Pacific lagoon plane crash
Published On: September 29, 2018 12:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WELLINGTON, Sept 29: The airline operating a flight that crashed into a Pacific lagoon on Friday in Micronesia now says one man is missing, after earlier saying all 47 passengers and crew had safely evacuated the sinking plane.
Legal abortion services can prevent 47,000 women dying each year - UN
Published On: September 29, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 29: “Unsafe abortions cause the deaths of some 47,000 women each year and a further five million suffer some form of temporary or permanent disability,” said the UN Human Rights Council Working group, on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice.
7 Gazans, including 2 boys, killed by Israeli fire on border
Published On: September 29, 2018 11:49 AM NPT By: Associated Press
GAZA CITY, Sept 29: Israeli troops killed seven Palestinians, two of them children, and wounded dozens more, Palestinian health officials said, in the deadliest day in recent weeks as Gaza’s Hamas rulers stepped up protests along the border fence.
At Least 30 Killed by 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake, Tsunami in Indonesia
Published On: September 29, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Agencies
INDONESIA, Sept 29: At least 30 people were killed after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake followed by a massive tsunami hit the coastal city of Palu in Indonesia.
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