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Farmers cite lack of options as stubble burning turns air toxic in northern India

Published On: November 9, 2022 08:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

KHAMANON, India, Nov 9: Smoke billows out of the fields in India's Punjab state as several thousand acres of crop stubble are set on fire, wrapping surrounding areas in a thick, grey blanket.

Rebel Wilson announces baby via surrogacy on Instagram

Published On: November 8, 2022 03:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

Actor Rebel Wilson introduced the world to her newborn daughter Royce Lillian on Instagram on Monday, according to a report of Reuters.

North Korea says launches were simulated attack, as South recovers missile parts

Published On: November 7, 2022 11:03 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Nov 7: North Korea said on Monday that its recent missile launches were simulated strikes on South Korea and the United States as the two countries held a "dangerous war drill", while the South said it had recovered parts of a North Korean missile near its coast.

Twitter impersonators will be suspended permanently, Musk says

Published On: November 7, 2022 07:51 AM NPT By: Reuters

Nov 6 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Sunday Twitter users engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying it as a "parody" account will be permanently suspended without a warning.

Singer Aaron Carter, 34, found dead in his home, reports say

Published On: November 6, 2022 12:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

Aaron Carter, who won early fame as a child pop star and toured with his brother's hit band Backstreet Boys before pursuing careers in rap and acting, was found dead in his home near Los Angeles on Saturday, according to media reports.

Train crosses North Korea border into Russia after arms report, think tank says

Published On: November 6, 2022 07:37 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Nov 6: A train crossed from North Korea into Russia on Friday, two days after the United States said it had information indicating Pyongyang is covertly supplying Russia with artillery shells for its war in Ukraine, a Washington think tank said, citing commercial satellite imagery.

Putin endorses evacuation of parts of Ukraine's Kherson region

Published On: November 5, 2022 07:33 AM NPT By: Reuters

FRONTLINE WEST OF KHERSON, Ukraine/KYIV, Nov 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Friday, the latest sign of Russia's retreat in one of the most bitterly contested areas in Ukraine.

North Korea fires artillery and flies jets near border as South Korea, U.S. pledge cooperation

Published On: November 4, 2022 05:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Nov 4: South Korea said it scrambled warplanes in response to 180 North Korean military flights near the countries' shared border on Friday, hours after the North fired about 80 artillery rounds in protest of Seoul's joint military drills with the United States.

Twitter layoffs to start today, company tells staff in an email

Published On: November 4, 2022 02:41 PM NPT By: Reuters

Nov 4: Twitter Inc will tell employees by email on Friday about whether they have been laid off, temporarily closing its offices and preventing staff access, following a week of uncertainty about the company's future under new owner Elon Musk.

Kyiv wary as Russian official signals new retreat in southern Ukraine

Published On: November 4, 2022 06:50 AM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, Nov 4: A Russian-installed occupation official in southern Ukraine said on Thursday Moscow was likely to pull its troops from the west bank of the Dnipro River, signalling a huge retreat that, if confirmed, would be a major turning point in the war.

Former Pakistan PM Khan shot in foot in attack on party convoy - aide

Published On: November 3, 2022 06:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

LAHORE, Nov 3: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was wounded in the shin on Thursday when his convoy was shot at in the country's east on Thursday, an aide said.

North Korea ICBM may have failed in flight, officials say; residents in Japan told to shelter

Published On: November 3, 2022 09:18 AM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO/SEOUL, Nov 3: North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and northern Japan to seek shelter.

North Korea fires 23 missiles, one landing off South Korean coast for first time

Published On: November 3, 2022 07:09 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Nov 3: North Korea fired at least 23 missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including one that landed less than 60 km (40 miles) off South Korea's coast, which the South's President Yoon Suk-yeol described as "territorial encroachment."

Russia announces wider evacuation of occupied southern Ukraine

Published On: November 2, 2022 07:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV/MYKOLAIV, Ukraine, Nov 2: Russia ordered civilians to leave a swath of Ukraine along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, a major extension of an evacuation order that Kyiv says amounts to the forced depopulation of occupied territory.

Grain ships sail despite Moscow's pullout from deal; missiles rain on Ukraine

Published On: October 31, 2022 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

KYIV, Oct 31:  Twelve ships carrying grain left Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Russia having abandoned a U.N.-backed deal to guarantee exports from the war zone, suggesting Moscow had stopped short of reimposing a blockade that might have caused world hunger.

More than 80 killed in India as bridge packed with holiday sightseers collapses

Published On: October 31, 2022 10:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

AHMEDABAD, India, Oct 31: At least 81 people were killed in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday when a footbridge packed with sightseers enjoying holiday festivities collapsed and plunged them into the river below.

Rihanna makes music comeback after six years with new song 'Lift Me Up'

Published On: October 30, 2022 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

Chart-topper Rihanna released her first solo music in six years on Friday, an emotional ballad written in tribute to late actor Chadwick Boseman.

North Korea fires two missiles into sea as South Korea wraps up drills

Published On: October 28, 2022 07:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Oct 28: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, while South Korean forces were wrapping up nearly two weeks of exercises aimed at deterring their northern neighbour.

China's Xi says willing to work with United States for mutual benefit

Published On: October 27, 2022 04:43 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Oct 27: President Xi Jinping said China is willing to work with the United States to find ways to get along to the benefit of both, Chinese state television reported on Thursday, ahead of a possible meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Indonesia.

Exclusive: U.S. considers HAWK air defense equipment for Ukraine

Published On: October 26, 2022 07:07 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Oct 26: The United States is considering sending older HAWK air defense equipment from storage to Ukraine to help it defend against Russian drone and cruise missile attacks, two U.S. officials told Reuters.