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57 dead as Japan scrambles to rescue flood victims

Published On: July 8, 2018 03:09 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

JAPAN, July 8: Earlier Sunday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned of a "race against time" to rescue flood victims as there were still many people whose safety has yet to be confirmed.

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Turkey fires 18,500 state employees for alleged terror links

Published On: July 8, 2018 02:56 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

TURKEY, July 7: Turkish authorities ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees including police officers, soldiers and academics, in a decree published on Sunday.

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Over 270,000 displaced by southern Syria fighting: UN

Published On: July 3, 2018 09:34 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

AMMAN, July 3: A regime offensive in southern Syria has forced more than 270,000 people from their homes, the United Nations said on Monday.

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'Unnecessary rescues' soar in Nepal on profits from insurance payouts

Published On: June 28, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

Tourists hiking in Nepal's Himalayan mountains are being pressured into costly helicopter evacuations at the first sight of trouble by guides linked to powerful brokers who are making a fortune on "unnecessary rescues", industry insiders say.

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Spain, Portugal target last 16 as Russia ride momentum

Published On: June 25, 2018 11:26 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

World Cup heavyweights Spain and Portugal can lock down spots in the last 16 on Monday, as hosts Russia ride a wave of national euphoria into their clash with Uruguay.

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Saudi Arabia gears up to end women driving ban

Published On: June 22, 2018 09:34 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive from Sunday, ending the world's only ban on female motorists, a historic reform marred by what rights groups call an expanding crackdown on activists.

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Mount Everest, the high-altitude rubbish dump

Published On: June 17, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind.

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Green economy to boost jobs but farmers hard hit: UN

Published On: May 15, 2018 07:02 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

GENEVA, May 14: Promoting a greener economy could create 30 million jobs over the next decade, largely offsetting employment losses linked to the shift, the UN said Monday, although farming would be especially hard-hit.

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Facebook to let users rank 'trust' in news sources

Published On: January 21, 2018 01:39 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

San Francisco, Jan 21: Facebook announced Friday it will ask its two billion users to rank their trust in news sources, in its latest attempt to combat the spread of misinformation on the social network.

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More than 100 new species found in Mekong region

Published On: December 20, 2017 12:19 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

BANGKOK, Dec 20: A Vietnamese ‘crocodile lizard’ and a Thai turtle found on sale in a local market are among more than 100 new species discovered in the ecologically diverse but threatened Mekong region last year, researchers said Tuesday.

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Britain sees 'record high' Japanese investment since Brexit

Published On: July 23, 2017 01:02 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

LONDON, July 22: Japanese investment in the UK has hit a "record high" since last year's shock Brexit vote, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Friday, during a visit to Tokyo.

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Everest permit-dodger released on $10 bail

Published On: May 23, 2017 08:38 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

KATHMANDU, May 23 A South African who was detained in Nepal for trying to climb Mount Everest without a permit was released on bail Monday after paying a $10 bond.

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Indian woman tops Everest twice in week

Published On: May 22, 2017 07:44 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

KATHMANDU, May 21: An Indian climber Sunday reached the summit of Mount Everest for the second time in less than a week, her expedition team said, setting a women’s record for a double ascent of the world’s highest mountain in a single season.

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Chelsea ease past Bournemouth to re-establish title lead

Published On: April 9, 2017 11:21 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

Marcos Alonso netted a picture-perfect free-kick as Chelsea triumphed 3-1 at Bournemouth on Saturday (April 8) to restore their seven-point advantage at the top of the Premier League.

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30 dead as intense fighting breaks out in Myanmar-China border town

Published On: March 6, 2017 08:44 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

YANGON, March 6: At least 30 people were killed Monday in a day of intense fighting in a town on Myanmar's border with China, authorities said, after rebels dressed in police uniforms launched a surprise raid.

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US-led strikes claim 21 civilian lives

Published On: March 5, 2017 01:25 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

Twenty-one civilians were killed in US-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in recent months, officials acknowledged today. The deaths bring to at least 220 the number of civilians unintentionally killed since operations to defeat IS began in late summer 2014, though critics say the real number is a lot higher.

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Anjali Lama, First Nepali transgender model to walk at Lakme Fashion Week

Published On: January 30, 2017 10:41 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

A Nepali who will become the first transgender model to walk the runway at an Indian fashion show hopes to inspire other victims of gender identity discrimination across conservative South Asia.

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Daughter of S.Korea's 'Rasputin' arrested in Denmark

Published On: January 2, 2017 12:07 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

The daughter of Choi Soon-Sil, the woman at the center of a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea's President, has been arrested in Denmark after months in hiding, Seoul prosecutors said Monday.

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Pranksters change iconic Hollywood sign to 'Hollyweed'

Published On: January 2, 2017 08:10 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

WASHINGTON, Jan 2: The famed Hollywood sign high in the hills over Los Angeles got a little higher on Sunday, when someone altered two of its letters to make it read "Hollyweed."

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Trump to meet US spy chiefs to get Russian hacking ‘facts’

Published On: December 30, 2016 02:01 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

US President-elect Donald Trump has responded to a slew of US election related sanctions against Russia with a call for the country to “move on” and a conciliatory pledge to meet US spy chiefs he has harshly criticized.

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