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Only 13% of the world's ocean water still pristine

Published On: August 9, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

CARACAS, Aug 9: Only 13.2 percent of the world's ocean waters are still in their natural 'wild' state and remain unspoiled by human activity, according to a new report.

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‘Superman’ actress Margot Kidder’s death ruled a suicide

Published On: August 9, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

HELENA, Aug 9: “Superman” actress Margot Kidder’s death has been ruled a suicide, and her daughter said Wednesday it’s a relief to finally have the truth out.

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New strong quake hits Indonesia, levels buildings – reports

Published On: August 9, 2018 12:46 PM NPT By: Agencies

LOMBOK, Aug 9: The devastated Indonesian island of Lombok was hit by a new shallow earthquake on Thursday, when a 6-magnitude tremor reportedly caused buildings to collapse and people to flee in panic.

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400 artists sign petition to release Bangladeshi photographer

Published On: August 9, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

CARACAS, Aug 9: A total of 400 filmmakers, photographers and artists have signed a letter petitioning the Bangladeshi government to release photographer Shahidul Alam. Alam was apprehended by the government in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the fifth of August, after the airing of a segment by Al-Jazeera.

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Zarif says world is ‘sick and tired of U.S. unilateralism’

Published On: August 9, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

TEHRAN, Aug 9: In a tweet on Tuesday addressed to Donald Trump, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the world is “sick and tired of U.S. unilateralism”.Tantrums & CAPPED TWEETS won’t change the fact that the world is sick & tired of U.S. unilateralism,” Zarif tweeted.

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Israeli jets attack over 140 targets in Gaza, Israel Defense Forces report

Published On: August 9, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Agencies

TEL AVIV, Aug 9: Israeli jets attacked over 140 of strategic targets overnight belonging to Hamas militants in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza under their control, the Israel Defense Forces said Thursday.

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US to impose new sanctions on Russia over Skripal poisoning

Published On: August 9, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, Aug 9: The US is imposing new sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK. The measures are scheduled to go into effect on or around August 22, according to the State Department.

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Who is new Chelsea FC star Kepa's partner Andrea Perez?

Published On: August 8, 2018 04:50 PM NPT By: Agencies

LONDON, Aug 8: Kepa Arrizabalaga has been signed to Chelsea just hours before transfer deadline day. So, as the former Athletic Bilbao prepares to make the move from Spain to the UK, it’s time to take a look at who his stunning girlfriend Andrea Pérez is.

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India runs on two wheels and animal carts, data shows

Published On: August 8, 2018 04:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

About one-third of households owned a two-wheeler in 2015-16 and a roughly equal share, 33.3%, owned a bicycle or animal cart

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Saudi coalition kidnappings and deadly airstrikes in Yemen spark mass mobilization of tribal fighters

Published On: August 8, 2018 03:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

HODEIDA, YEMEN, Aug 8: Thousands of people took to the streets of Yemen’s capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida in western Yemen on Sunday to denounce deadly airstrikes by the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition following a pair of attacks on a fish market and hospital in Hodeida that killed scores of civilians. The protests also came in response to kidnappings targeting women in the district of Tuhaita south of Hodeida on July 29. The protests continued into Monday.

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Ecuador's President names condition for Assange to leave London embassy

Published On: August 8, 2018 03:11 PM NPT By: Agencies

LONDON, Aug 8: More than six years after Julian Assange moved into the confines of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, the WikiLeaks founder may finally end his self-imposed isolation.

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US airstrike hits Afghan security forces, not Taliban, kills friendly troops

Published On: August 8, 2018 03:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

AZRA, Aug 8: A US airstrike meant to hit Taliban forces in the Azra district of Afghanistan’s Logar province instead led to the deaths of at least nine Afghan security forces, local officials said Tuesday.

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Washington finalizes new tariffs on $16Bln worth of Chinese imports

Published On: August 8, 2018 02:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, Aug 8: The United States has finalized new tariffs on $16 billion worth of products imported from China, the Office of the US Trade Representative said in a press release on Tuesday.

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NATO fighter jet ‘accidentally’ fires live missile near Russian border

Published On: August 8, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

TARTU, Aug 8: Spanish fighter jets taking part in a NATO Air policing mission over Estonia have been temporarily suspended from completing their duties, after one of the pilots erroneously fired an armed missile during a training flight.

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Israel ‘welcomes’ murder of Syrian scientist – but denies any involvement in assassination

Published On: August 8, 2018 01:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

NEW YORK, Aug 8: Israel’s minister of intelligence says he “welcomes” news that a Syrian scientist was killed by a car bomb, even as Tel Aviv denies any part in the murder. The New York Times reported that Israel’s Mossad was behind the attack.

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Novel compounds turn old cells young again in promising new anti-aging research

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

A new study from researchers at the University of Exeter has shown how three specifically designed compounds can target the mitochondria in older human cells, effectively rejuvenating those cells and making them act young again to reverse key signs of aging.

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Argentina's new coach comments on Messi's future at international level

Published On: August 8, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Agencies

Aug 8: Argentina's new boss Lionel Scaloni, who was announced as the new interim coach for the national team for their upcoming friendlies against Guatemala and Colombia, has commented on Lionel Messi's future with the squad.

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The whole of New South Wales is in drought. This is what it looks like. (Photos)

Published On: August 8, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

The entire Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has been declared in drought after a drier-than-expected June and July. According to the NSW Department of Primary Industries, 61 per cent of NSW is either in drought or intense drought, while nearly 39 per cent is drought affected.

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Asia’s wild-captured worker elephants die young

Published On: August 8, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Agencies

PARIS, Aug 8: Elephants snatched from the wild and conscripted to haul logs in Myanmar’s timber industry live on average five years less than working elephants born in captivity, researchers said Tuesday.

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Saudi Arabia orders thousands of its students studying in Canada to come home

Published On: August 8, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Agencies

In its latest act of diplomatic retaliation against Canada, the Saudi Arabian government canceled scholarships for thousands of Saudi students studying in Canada and ordered them to come home.

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