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Modric, Mbappe in running for Ballon d’Or award
Published On: October 10, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS: Luka Modric and Kylian Mbappe are in the running to break Lionel Messi’s and Cristiano Ronaldo’s 10-year dominance of the Ballon d’Or.
From squalid refugee camp, Rohingya teen plans for higher ed
Published On: October 10, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGLADESH, Oct 10: At an age when many young Rohingya women have children, Rahima Akter has other plans.
Pakistan's currency plunges against U.S. Dollar as it seeks IMF bailout
Published On: October 10, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PAKISTAN, Oct 10: Pakistan's currency plunged by nearly 7 percent after the government said it would seek emergency bailout loans from the International Monetary Fund.
Google poised to unveil new Pixel phones, other services
Published On: October 9, 2018 04:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct 9: Google is expected to introduce two new smartphones Tuesday, part of its continuing push to embed its digital services and Android software more deeply into peoples’ lives.
10 hurt in Hollywood promotional even by rapper Phora
Published On: October 9, 2018 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Oct 9: Authorities say 10 people have been injured at a Hollywood rap event after a possible stampede.
Seoul says Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit N. Korea
Published On: October 9, 2018 03:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Oct 9: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit the officially atheist country, South Korea said Tuesday.
Miss America Organization strikes back at rebellious states
Published On: October 9, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, Oct 9: The other heel has dropped at the Miss America Organization, which had endured a revolt by dozens of states this summer against the national leadership of the pageant headed by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson.
UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning
Published On: October 8, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 8: Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge.
Rocket carrying Argentinian satellite takes off successfully
Published On: October 8, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Oct 8: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried an Argentinian Earth-observation satellite into space Sunday and for the first time landed a first-stage booster back at its California launch site.
Comedian Katt Williams jailed on assault charges in Oregon
Published On: October 8, 2018 12:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SALEM, Oct 8: Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a hired driver during an argument about taking him and his dog from the Portland, Oregon, airport to a performance in the city.
Taylor Swift breaks political silence, backs Tennessee Dems
Published On: October 8, 2018 11:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NASHVILLE,Oct 8: Music superstar Taylor Swift announced Sunday she’s voting for Tennessee’s Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen, breaking her long-standing refusal to discuss anything politics.
20 dead in crash of limo headed to a birthday celebration
Published On: October 8, 2018 09:19 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct 8: A limousine carrying four sisters, other relatives and friends to a birthday celebration blew through a stop sign and slammed into a parked SUV outside a store in upstate New York, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians, officials and victims’ relatives said Sunday.
Kavanaugh sworn in as protesters chant outside Supreme Court
Published On: October 7, 2018 04:59 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 7: Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, after a wrenching debate over sexual misconduct and judicial temperament that shattered the Senate, captivated the nation and ushered in an acrimonious new level of polarization — now encroaching on the court that the 53-year-old judge may well swing rightward for decades to come.
Pompeo ends 4th NKorea trip
Published On: October 7, 2018 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Oct 7: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has wrapped up his fourth visit to North Korea after meeting Kim Jong Un to seek elusive progress in efforts to persuade him to give up his nuclear weapons.
Indonesia disaster death toll climbs to 1,763
Published On: October 7, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PALU, Oct 7: Indonesia’s disaster agency says the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi island has risen to 1,763, with more than 5,000 feared missing.
‘The Hate U Give’ screenwriter Audrey Wells dies at 58
Published On: October 7, 2018 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Oct 7: Audrey Wells, who wrote the screenplay for the brand new feature film “The Hate U Give,” died the day before the film was released after a five-year battle with cancer. She was 58.
Ray Galton, writer of classic British sitcoms, dies at 88
Published On: October 7, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Oct 7: Screenwriter Ray Galton, who co-wrote the landmark British comedy series “Hancock’s Half Hour” and “Steptoe and Son,” has died at 88.
At least 50 dead, 100 burned in Congo tanker truck fire
Published On: October 6, 2018 09:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KINSHASA, Oct 6: At least 50 people were killed on Saturday and more than 100 had second-degree burns when a tanker truck in Congo collided with a bus and, as villagers rushed to collect the leaking fuel, caught fire, witnesses and officials said.
Pompeo in Japan to discuss North Korea en route to Pyongyang
Published On: October 6, 2018 12:43 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Oct 6: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Tokyo on Saturday for talks with Japanese officials ahead of his trip to North Korea.
Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital finds
Published On: October 6, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct 6: Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs.
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