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Italian city evacuates 54,000 people to defuse WW2 bomb

Published On: December 15, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

MILAN, Dec 15: Around 54,000 people were evacuated from the southern Italian city of Brindisi on Sunday as experts worked to defuse a World War Two bomb, authorities said.

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I take the blame, says UK Labour's McDonnell of election "disaster"

Published On: December 15, 2019 04:54 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Dec 15:  John McDonnell, Labour’s finance policy chief, accepted the blame on Sunday for the main opposition party’s election “disaster” last week when many traditional supporters switched to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

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Strong earthquake strikes southern Philippines, no tsunami expected

Published On: December 15, 2019 01:43 PM NPT By: Reuters

DEC 15: A powerful earthquake struck near the Philippines city of Davao on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the latest tremor to strike the southern part of the country in recent months, but there was no threat of a tsunami.

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China suspends planned tariffs scheduled for Dec. 15 on some U.S. goods

Published On: December 15, 2019 12:01 PM NPT By: Reuters

SHANGHAI, Dec 15: China has suspended additional tariffs on some U.S. goods that were meant to be implemented on Dec. 15, the State Council’s customs tariff commission said on Sunday, after the world’s two largest economies agreed a “phase one” trade deal on Friday.

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Australia build 417-run lead in first test v New Zealand

Published On: December 14, 2019 08:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

PERTH, Dec 14: Marnus Labuschagne and Joe Burns notched half-centuries before New Zealand’s unflagging attack yielded late wickets, but Australia had built a near insurmountable lead of 417 by stumps on day three of the first test on Saturday.

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USTR files notice suspending Dec. 15 tariffs on Chinese goods

Published On: December 14, 2019 08:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Dec 14: The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Friday filed a Federal Register notice suspending the 15% U.S. tariffs slated to go into effect on Sunday on Chinese goods worth about $160 billion after reaching a “phase one” trade deal with Beijing.

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Violent protests rage in India for fourth day over citizenship law

Published On: December 14, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

KOLKATA/LUCKNOW, Dec 14: Demonstrators in eastern India set fire to more than a dozen buses and vandalised at least six railway stations on Saturday, as violent protests against a new citizenship law continued for a fourth straight day.

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New Zealand divers search for volcano victims; death toll rises to 15

Published On: December 14, 2019 07:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

WELLINGTON, Dec 14: New Zealand divers searched contaminated waters near the volcanic White Island for two remaining bodies on Saturday, as the death toll from an eruption rose to 15 people, the police said.

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Former Sudan president Bashir sentenced to two years in detention for corruption

Published On: December 14, 2019 05:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

KHARTOUM, Dec 14: A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted former president Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to two years of detention in a reform facility, the first ruling against the ex-leader ousted by mass unrest.

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Hong Kong leader Lam visits Beijing as pressure mounts at home

Published On: December 14, 2019 05:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, Dec 14: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam visited Beijing on Saturday for her first trip to the Chinese capital since her government was handed a crushing defeat in local elections last month, prompting speculation about changes to her leadership team.

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Samoa extends measles state of emergency, NZ to fund Pacific vaccination campaign

Published On: December 14, 2019 04:38 PM NPT By: Reuters

MELBOURNE, Dec 14: The South Pacific island nation of Samoa on Saturday extended a state of emergency due to a measles outbreak which has killed 72 people, mostly infants, as New Zealand announced NZ$1 million ($640,700) to help combat measles in the Pacific.

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Milan and London Fashion Weeks join forces with anti-Brexit message

Published On: December 14, 2019 03:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

Italy’s Fashion Chamber (CNMI) announced on Thursday a collaboration with the British Fashion Council which will bring part of London’s Fashion week to Milan’s men’s fall-winter collections in January.

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Nepal seeks review of Gurkha recruitment deal with Britain

Published On: December 14, 2019 03:03 PM NPT By: Reuters

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Nepal wants to review a military deal allowing its citizens to be enlisted in the British army, before a planned recruitment of Nepali women in the Brigade of Gurkhas for the first time in two centuries, the Himalayan country’s foreign minister said.

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'Bridget Jones' actor Colin Firth and wife split after 22 years

Published On: December 14, 2019 03:01 PM NPT By: Reuters

British actor Colin Firth and his Italian wife on Friday announced they had split up after 22 years of marriage.

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North Korea says it conducted another crucial test at satellite launch site - KCNA

Published On: December 14, 2019 02:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, Dec 14: North Korea said it had conducted another test at a satellite launch site on Friday to bolster its strategic nuclear deterrence, North Korean state media outlet KCNA reported on Saturday.

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No play on day four in Pakistan's test against Sri Lanka

Published On: December 14, 2019 01:49 PM NPT By: Reuters

LAHORE, Dec 14: The fourth day of the opening test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was called off without a ball being bowled on Saturday due to rain and a wet outfield.

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Clashes erupt in Delhi over citizenship law; PM Abe cancels visit

Published On: December 13, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, Dec 13: Violent clashes erupted in Delhi between police and thousands of university students on Friday over the enactment of a contentious new citizenship law, with the unrest leading Japan’s prime minister to cancel a planned visit to India.

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New Indian citizenship law "discriminatory" against Muslims - U.N. says

Published On: December 13, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

GENEVA, Dec 13: The United Nations human rights office voiced concern on Friday that India’s new citizenship law is “fundamentally discriminatory in nature” by excluding Muslims and called for it to be reviewed.

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World leaders react to Boris Johnson's British election victory

Published On: December 13, 2019 04:49 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Dec 13: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party secured a majority in a landslide election victory, results showed on Friday.

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Thai king completes coronation year with barge procession through old Bangkok

Published On: December 13, 2019 04:32 PM NPT By: Reuters

BANGKOK , Dec 13: Aboard a golden royal barge, King Maha Vajiralongkorn was rowed along the river winding through the oldest part of Bangkok on Thursday, as thousands of loyal Thais thronged the banks to see the final ritual of his drawn out coronation.

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