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More civilians leave Islamic State's Syria enclave, delaying final assault

Published On: March 10, 2019 11:28 AM NPT By: Reuters

BAGHOUZ, March 10: The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) paused military operations against Islamic State (IS) militants holed up in the group’s final enclave in eastern Syria, expecting more civilians to be evacuated from the area on Saturday, an SDF official said.

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Fourteen killed in Colombia plane crash

Published On: March 10, 2019 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

BOGOTA, March 10: Fourteen people were killed in a plane crash in the Colombian plains province of Meta on Saturday, the country’s civil aviation agency said.

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Tunisia's health minister resigns after 11 babies die in hospital

Published On: March 10, 2019 09:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

TUNIS: Tunisia's health minister Abdel-Raouf El-Sherif resigned on Saturday after 11 babies mysteriously died within 24 hours in a hospital in the capital, state news agency TAP said.

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Malaysian jailed for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media

Published On: March 9, 2019 01:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9: A Malaysian was sentenced to more than 10 years’ jail and three others were charged over insults against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad on social media, police said on Saturday.

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India says Pakistan hiding information by blocking access to bombing site

Published On: March 9, 2019 01:06 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, March 9: India said on Saturday Pakistan had “plenty to hide” by preventing journalists from accessing the site of an air strike by Indian fighter jets inside Pakistan.

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On Women's Day, Meghan hopes for feminist royal baby

Published On: March 9, 2019 12:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

Meghan Markle said on Friday she hoped the baby she is expecting this spring with Britain’s Prince Harry will follow in her feminist footsteps.

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Wall Street critic Warren vows to break up Amazon, Facebook, Google

Published On: March 9, 2019 12:14 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, March 9: Senator Elizabeth Warren vowed on Friday to break up Amazon, Google and Facebook if elected U.S. president to promote competition in the technology sector.

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World champion U.S. women's soccer players sue federation for gender discrimination

Published On: March 9, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

March 9: The U.S. women’s national soccer team sued the U.S. Soccer Federation on Friday with allegations of gender discrimination just three months before they open their World Cup title defence in France.

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On International Women's Day, Sudan's Bashir orders release of female detainees

Published On: March 9, 2019 10:34 AM NPT By: Reuters

CAIRO, March 9: Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on International Women’s Day on Friday ordered the release of all women arrested in connection with anti-government demonstrations, hours after protesters marched in the two largest cities.

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Indian cricketers wear army camouflage caps as patriotism grips country

Published On: March 8, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, March 8: Indian cricketers wore army camouflage-style caps in a match with Australia on Friday in solidarity with Indian paramilitary police killed in a militant attack by a Pakistan-based group and in an unusually strong display of patriotic fervor in sport.

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Young Pakistani seeking justice for 'honor killings' shot dead by nephew, police say

Published On: March 8, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

PESHAWAR, March 8: Pakistani police on Friday identified the suspected killer of a young rights campaigner, who fought for seven years for justice for five possible victims of so-called honor killings, as his nephew.

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U.S. job growth seen slowing in February after outsized gains

Published On: March 8, 2019 02:58 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 8: U.S. job growth likely slowed to a five-month low in February as the weather-related boost in the prior two months faded, workers became more scarce and tighter financial conditions began to weigh on the labor market.

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England's Lionesses take pride in team spirit ahead of World Cup

Published On: March 7, 2019 04:19 PM NPT By: Reuters

March 7: Every member of England women’s squad is made to feel valued and the sense of togetherness will stand the Lionesses in good stead at the World Cup later this year, defender Leah Williamson has said.

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Blast in India's Jammu and Kashmir wounds at least 18: police

Published On: March 7, 2019 01:33 PM NPT By: Reuters

JAMMU, March 7: A grenade explosion at a bus stand in the Indian city of Jammu wounded at least 18 people on Thursday, police said, in an attack just weeks after a Pakistan-based militant group killed 40 paramilitary police in Kashmir, almost sparking a war.

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Zuckerberg says Facebook's future is going big on private chats

Published On: March 7, 2019 11:27 AM NPT By: Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, March 7: Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday the company would encrypt conversations on more of its messaging services and make them compatible, the latest sign that the world’s biggest social network sees its future in intimate online chats.

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Huawei sues U.S. government, seeks NDAA ban lift

Published On: March 7, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, March 7: Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on Thursday confirmed it is suing the U.S. government over a section of a defense bill passed into law last year that restricted its business in the United States.

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China praises Pakistan's 'restraint' over Kashmir tensions

Published On: March 7, 2019 10:15 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, March 7: China has praised Pakistan’s “restraint” and willingness to talk with India to ease tensions between the two countries after a deadly bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month.

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Traffickers used Russia's World Cup to enslave us, say Nigerian women

Published On: March 7, 2019 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

MOSCOW, March 7: Blessing Obuson thought Russia’s soccer World Cup would be an opportunity to find a job and flew into Moscow from Nigeria last June on a fan ID. Instead, she found herself forced to work as a prostitute.

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Granny Jela draws millions in Serbia with online cooking

Published On: March 7, 2019 08:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

What to cook today? Serbs looking for ideas are increasingly turning to the Balkan country’s 69-year-old hit chef Granny Jela, who has put her life-long experience to good use and launched an online cooking tutorial.

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Father of UK teen who joined IS says don’t scrap citizenship

Published On: March 6, 2019 03:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

SUNAMGANJ, March 6: The father of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group in Syria said his daughter’s citizenship should not be revoked and that she should return to the U.K. and be punished if it was determined she had committed a crime.

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