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India’s crackdown hits religious freedom in disputed Kashmir
Published On: December 10, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SRINAGAR, India, Dec 10: For years Romi Jan’s mornings would begin with the plaintive call to prayer that rang out from the central mosque in disputed Kashmir’s largest city. The voice soothed her soul and made her feel closer to God.
‘The Mandalorian’ gives female directors a chance to shine
Published On: December 10, 2019 04:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
“Star Wars” has faced criticism for having a lack of female directors, but the popular franchise is making an effort to place more women in the prominent role starting with the new series “The Mandalorian.”
South Korea says North’s recent test was of rocket engine
Published On: December 10, 2019 02:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, DEC 10: South Korea’s defense minister said Tuesday that North Korea’s recent unspecified test at a rocket liftoff site was of a rocket engine, amid speculation the North was making preliminary steps toward a prohibited long-range rocket launch
11 Australians missing, 13 injured in New Zealand eruption
Published On: December 10, 2019 01:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA,DEC 10: Australia’s prime minister said on Tuesday 11 Australians remained unaccounted for and 13 had been hospitalized after a volcano eruption in New Zealand.
Zellweger, Pitt and ... “Cats”? Here come the Golden Globes
Published On: December 9, 2019 04:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Renee Zellweger, Brad Pitt and Eddie Murphy are locks. But whether ‘Cats’ has it in the bag, too, we won’t know until the 77th annual Golden Globes are announced Monday morning.
Malaysia vaccinating for polio after first case in 27 years
Published On: December 9, 2019 02:34 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 9: Malaysia began a vaccination campaign in a rural town on Borneo island after a 3-month-old boy was confirmed to have polio in the country’s first case of the highly infectious virus in 27 years.
Japan economy marks 4th straight quarter of expansion
Published On: December 9, 2019 12:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Dec 9: Japan’s economy expanded at a faster than earlier estimated annual rate of 1.8% in July-September, powered by stronger consumer purchases and corporate investment ahead of an Oct. 1 tax hike.
French protest retirement changes, travel disruptions abound
Published On: December 8, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, Dec 8: Paris police skirmished Saturday with yellow vest activists who joined a wave of protests against the government’s overhaul of France’s retirement system, as highway blockades and train stoppages by other protesters disrupted weekend travel around the country.
Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist
Published On: December 8, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec 8: A Princeton scholar held for three years in Iran on widely criticized espionage charges was freed Saturday as part of a prisoner exchange that saw America release a detained Iranian scientist, a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions.
French activists use Macron portraits to urge climate action
Published On: December 8, 2019 05:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, Dec 8: French environmental activists brandished stolen portraits of President Emmanuel Macron at a protest Sunday near the Eiffel Tower to try to push the government to do more to fight climate change.
China’s trade with US sinks in November amid tariff war
Published On: December 8, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING,Dec 8: China’s trade with the United States sank again in November as negotiators worked on the first stage of a possible deal to end a tariff war.
Thousands march as Hong Kong protests near half-year mark
Published On: December 8, 2019 02:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HONGKONG, Dec 8: Thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in a march seen as a test of the enduring appeal of an anti-government movement about to mark a half year of demonstrations.
Devastating market fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital
Published On: December 8, 2019 01:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 : At least 43 people died on Sunday in a devastating fire at a building in a crowded grains market area in central New Delhi, police said.
Actor Ron Leibman dead at 82
Published On: December 7, 2019 05:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Actor Ron Leibman, who appeared in movies, theater and television in a career that spanned six decades and won a Tony award for Tony Kushner’s iconic play ”Ängels in America,” has died after an illness. He was 82.
Cicely Tyson, Seth MacFarlane joining TV Hall of Fame
Published On: December 7, 2019 04:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Cicely Tyson, Seth MacFarlane and Walt Disney Co. chief executive Bob Iger will be joining the Television Academy’s Hall of Fame.
Sundance sets lineup with Taylor Swift, ‘Tesla,’ ‘Downhill’
Published On: December 7, 2019 03:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A documentary on Taylor Swift will kick off the next Sundance Film Festival, where new films including the Will Ferrell-Julia Louis Dreyfus remake of the Swedish film “Force Majeure” and Benh Zeitlin’s long-awaited follow-up to “Beasts of the Southern Wild” are set to premiere.
15 killed in Iraqi capital as assailants fire live rounds
Published On: December 7, 2019 02:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BAGHDAD, Dec 7 : Gunmen in cars opened fire Friday in Baghdad’s Khilani Square. leaving at least 15 people dead and 60 wounded, Iraqi security and medical officials said. At least two of the dead were policemen.
Indian woman who alleged gang-rape dies after burn attack
Published On: December 7, 2019 01:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Dec 7 : An alleged rape victim in northern India set on fire on her way to a court hearing in the case she filed died in a hospital in New Delhi, officials said Saturday.
Shocked? Electric eel powers aquarium’s Christmas lights
Published On: December 7, 2019 11:37 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree.
Thousands protest Indian citizenship bill excluding Muslims
Published On: December 6, 2019 05:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press
GAUHATI, India, Dec 7 : More than 1,000 students marched Friday in India’s northeast against a bill approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from India’s three Muslim-majority neighbors.
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