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'Little Messi' flees Afghan home for the second time

Published On: December 8, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

AFGHANISTAN, Dec 8: An Afghan boy who shot to international fame for his devotion to the footballer Lionel Messi has been forced to flee his home for a second time amid the threat of militant attack - leaving behind his prized signed jersey and football.

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Madhuri Dixit in BJP's shortlist to contest from Pune in 2019

Published On: December 6, 2018 05:58 PM NPT By: Agencies

MUMBAI, Dec 6: The BJP is considering fielding Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit-Nene from the Pune Lok Sabha constituency in the 2019 general elections, the party sources said.

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WhatsApp is changing the way India talks about food

Published On: December 6, 2018 04:11 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEW DELHI, Dec 6: Anil Bandawane, a farmer living outside Pune, India, was fed up with the poor advice he was getting from the government’s national hotline for agricultural queries. Life as a farmer in India can be isolating, and he felt cut off from his peers.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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Liverpool stage second-half revival to beat Burnley 3-1

Published On: December 6, 2018 08:34 AM NPT By: Agencies

LONDON, Dec 6: Liverpool staged a superb second-half revival to come back from a goal down and beat Burnley 3-1 in the Premier League at Turf Moor on Wednesday.

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Jota fires winner as Wolves stun Chelsea

Published On: December 6, 2018 08:31 AM NPT By: Agencies

WOLVERHAMPTON, Dec 6: Diogo Jota scored his first Premier League goal as Wolverhampton Wanderers came from behind to stun title hopefuls Chelsea 2-1 at Molineux on Wednesday.

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Man United scramble 2-2 draw with Arsenal

Published On: December 6, 2018 08:28 AM NPT By: Agencies

MANCHESTER, Dec 6: Manchester United twice came from a goal behind to draw 2-2 with Arsenal on Wednesday and deny the visitors a first win in 12 Premier League games at Old Trafford.

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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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India launches 'heaviest' satellite for internet access

Published On: December 5, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEW DELHI, Dec 5: India's heaviest satellite has gone into orbit on a French rocket to help boost broadband internet services.

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Houthi Ansarullah delegation departs Yemen for peace talks in Sweden

Published On: December 5, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

SANAA, Dec 5: Delegates from the Houthi Ansarullah movement, escorted by United Nations Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths, have flown from the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a to Sweden to attend UN-sponsored peace negotiations with representatives from the administration of former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.

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Hit-and-run driver who killed UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo handed eight-year sentence

Published On: December 5, 2018 11:02 AM NPT By: Agencies

MOSCOW, De 5: 26-year-old Anthony Getschel will spend eight years in prison after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of UFC light heavyweight Ryan Jimmo, who died in 2016 after being hit by Getschel’s car following a road rage incident.

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Russia has ‘60 days to fix compliance with INF’ or US will quit – Pompeo

Published On: December 5, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON DC, Dec 5: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Washington will suspend its obligations under the 1987 INF nuclear treaty within 60 days if Russia does not “return to compliance.”

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Journalist dies in Northern Mexico, activists demand justice

Published On: December 4, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

CARACAS, Dec 4: Mexican police report 2018’s tenth journalist assassinated with the death of Jesus Alejandro Marquez Jimenez whose body was found in Tepic Saturday.

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Israel kicks off Op to thwart Hezbollah attack tunnels on Lebanese border - IDF

Published On: December 4, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

TEL AVIV, Dec 4: Israel has put its forces on the border with Lebanon on a war footing as part of the Northern Shield operation aimed at destroying tunnels of the Hezbollah group.

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Ron Paul: Foreign interventionism isn’t the ‘America First’ that was promised

Published On: December 4, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON DC, Dec 4: Donald Trump campaigned with a promise to put ‘America first’ and to stay out of foreign conflicts. As president, Trump has followed the same interventionist policies that failed his predecessors, says former Congressman Ron Paul.

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Quora reveals data breach affecting up to 100 million users

Published On: December 4, 2018 10:25 AM NPT By: Agencies

About 100 million users of question-and-answer website Quora may have had their personal information compromised following a data breach, the company said.

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Hegerberg Ballon d'Or award tarnished by 'twerk' request

Published On: December 4, 2018 09:11 AM NPT By: Agencies

PARIS, Dec 4: Olympique Lyonnais and Norway forward Ada Hegerberg won the inaugural Ballon d’Or award for the best player in women’s football on Monday but the moment was tarnished when DJ Martin Solveig asked her to ‘twerk’ after receiving the prize.

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Modric wins 2018 Ballon d'Or, breaks Messi-Ronaldo dominance

Published On: December 4, 2018 09:03 AM NPT By: Agencies

PARIS, Dec 4: Real Madrid’s Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was named winner of the 2018 Ballon d’Or on Monday, breaking Cristiano Ronaldo’s and Lionel Messi’s decade-long hold on the prestigious award.

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