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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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AFC widens investigation into abuse of Afghan women national team players

Published On: December 3, 2018 05:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

AFGHANISTAN, Dec 3: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has widened its investigation into complaints of discrimination within the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) following new allegations of sexual and physical abuse.

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'Fight is not over yet but I am looking forward to this happy interval': Sonali Bendre

Published On: December 3, 2018 03:42 PM NPT By: Agencies

INDIA, Dec 3: Sonali Bendre was snapped at the wee hours of Monday morning at the Mumbai airport and was accompanied by her husband Goldie Behl.

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Sonali Bendre all set to return home

Published On: December 2, 2018 05:19 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEW DELHI, Dec 2: After battling cancer in New York for quite a few months now, Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre is all set to return to Mumbai.

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France to consider 'State of Emergency' amid 'Yellow Vests' protests - Spokesman

Published On: December 2, 2018 05:01 PM NPT By: Agencies

PARIS, Dec 2: The French authorities haven't ruled out the possibility of introducing a state of emergency in the country in response to unrest organised by anti-government demonstrators in Paris and other cities.

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Turkey should choose between Russia and the West, scrap S-400 deal – US Senator

Published On: December 2, 2018 04:55 PM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON DC, Dec 2: Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed that Ankara had already finalised the S-400 deal and would buy the missile systems from Russia "without any question". The US, in turn, reportedly offered to provide Turkey with a powerful air defence capabilities if it stops its purchase of the S-400 systems.

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Rajpal Yadav taken into custody

Published On: December 2, 2018 12:50 PM NPT By: Agencies

INDIA, Dec 2: Bollywood actor and comedian Rajpal Yadav landed behind bars after he failed to repay a loan of Rs50 million which was taken by his company for the production of a film.

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World AIDS Day 2018: 10 facts to know about HIV and its challenges

Published On: December 1, 2018 12:55 PM NPT By: Agencies

Dec 1: The global campaign to end AIDS has made significant strides but the epidemic remains one of the world's leading public health challenges, affecting almost 37 million people.

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Putin endorses deal for Iran-EEU free trade zone

Published On: November 30, 2018 03:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

MOSCOW, Nov 30: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has endorsed a much-awaited agreement for the establishment of a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) thus facilitating the process for the Islamic Republic to join the Moscow-led regional economic bloc.

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China to prosecute doctor for genetically editing twins

Published On: November 30, 2018 02:15 PM NPT By: Agencies

BEIJING, Nov 30: China plans to take legal action against genetic scientist He Jiankui for genetically engineering female twins earlier this week, state officials said Thursday, denouncing the discovery as a violation of national laws and ethical principles.

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Climate change, air pollution damaging health, causing millions of premature deaths

Published On: November 30, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

IASA researchers have contributed to a major new report in The Lancet medical journal looking at the effects of climate change on human health, and the implications for society.

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Indian farmers march to Delhi demanding debt waiver

Published On: November 30, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEW DELHI, Nov 30: Over a 100,000 farmers across India are marching towards the capital city of Delhi Thursday and Friday to demand debt waivers and a solution to the agrarian crisis. They are organized by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) with the support of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC, All India Farmers’ Resistance Coordination Committee), which is comprised of around 200 organizations.

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World leaders arrive in Buenos Aires ahead of tension-filled G20 summit

Published On: November 30, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, Nov 30: The leaders of the world’s twenty industrialized nations are arriving to Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires ahead of the upcoming G20 summit slated for November 30 – December 1.

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Strange seismic waves that rippled around the world baffle scientists

Published On: November 30, 2018 10:25 AM NPT By: Agencies

A mysterious ripple of seismic waves has travelled thousands of kilometres across the globe, tripping sensors throughout Africa, Canada, New Zealand, and Hawaii, seemingly without being felt by a single person.

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Putin-Trump talks scheduled for 1 December, set to last nearly 2 hours – Source

Published On: November 29, 2018 12:54 PM NPT By: Agencies

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 29: Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina are scheduled for 1 December and expected to last more than two hours, a source in one of the delegations told Sputnik.

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Man travelling with 50 human skeletons arrested in India

Published On: November 29, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Agencies

New Delhi, Nov 29: India's Government Railway Police (GRP) have arrested a suspected corpse smuggler and recovered 50 human skeletons at the Chapra railway station in Bihar's Saran district. The arrested man, identified as Sanjay Prasad, was traveling in Balia-Sealdah Express.

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Uttar Pradesh's CM Yogi Adityanath gets legal notice ‘for calling Lord Hanuman a Dalit

Published On: November 29, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Agencies

“Hanuman was a forest dweller, deprived and a Dalit," the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister had told at a poll rally in Alwar.

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Ukraine urges NATO to send ships

Published On: November 29, 2018 10:00 AM NPT By: Agencies

UKRAINE, Nov 29: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has urged Nato to send ships to the Sea of Azov following a naval confrontation with Russia off Crimea.

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