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North Korea says rockets to U.S. 'inevitable' as U.S. bombers fly off North Korean coast

Published On: September 24, 2017 12:06 PM NPT By: Reuters

UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON, Sept 24: North Korea said on Saturday targeting the U.S. mainland with its rockets was inevitable after “Mr. Evil President” Donald Trump called Pyongyang’s leader “rocket man”, further escalating rhetoric over the North’s nuclear weapons and missile programs.

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Kylie Jenner reported pregnant

Published On: September 24, 2017 10:53 AM NPT By: Reuters

LOS ANGELES, Sept 24: Kylie Jenner, the youngest member of the celebrity Kardashian family, was reported on Friday to be pregnant. Celebrity news website TMZ, People magazine and Buzzfeed all quoted sources as saying that Jenner, 20, the half-sister of Kim Kardashian, is expecting a baby with her boyfriend, the rapper Travis Scott.

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New Banksy works mark Basquiat show at London’s Barbican

Published On: September 24, 2017 09:13 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON: Two murals by British street artist Banksy have appeared at London’s Barbican center to mark an exhibition of the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a US artist who achieved fame through the New York graffiti scene.

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China says North Korean quake 'suspected explosion', South Korea says likely natural

Published On: September 23, 2017 04:37 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING/SEOUL, Sept 23: China’s earthquake administration said on Saturday it had detected a magnitude 3.4 earthquake in North Korea that was a “suspected explosion”, raising fears the isolated state had conducted another nuclear bomb test weeks after its last one.

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Refugees reaching Zambia accuse DRC troops of killing civilians: U.N.

Published On: September 23, 2017 02:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

LUSAKA, Sept 23: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces have been killing civilians in an insurgency-hit region, prompting the latest influx of refugees into northern Zambia, a senior U.N. official said, citing accounts of asylum seekers.

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Iran successfully tested new ballistic missile: state media

Published On: September 23, 2017 02:04 PM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, Sept 23: Iran has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) which it displayed at a military parade on Friday, state media reported on Saturday.

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Japan’s elderly hits record in challenge to labor market

Published On: September 23, 2017 11:48 AM NPT By: Reuters

Swinging dumbbells and chewing gum, several elderly Japanese gathered at a shrine in downtown Tokyo on Monday in sweltering temperatures, belying their age and importance in one of the world’s most rapidly aging societies.

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iPhone 8 sees muted launch in Asia

Published On: September 23, 2017 08:59 AM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY/TOKYO, Sept 22: Apple Inc’s launch of iPhone 8 kicked off in a less lively mood in Asia, versus previous debuts, as fans held out for the premium iPhone X due out in early November.

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Nepal to measure Mt Everest height

Published On: September 23, 2017 08:07 AM NPT By: Reuters

KATHMANDU, Sept 23: Nepal will measure Mount Everest afresh to settle a controversy over height of the world’s tallest peak, especially after some estimates suggested it became a little shorter in the wake of an earthquake two years ago, officials said on Friday.

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Women work just as hard, sacrifice as much as men - Murray

Published On: September 19, 2017 04:14 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 19: Britain’s world number three Andy Murray has stressed the importance of gender equality in tennis, saying the work ethic required to succeed is the same for both men and women.

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A museum dedicated to street art opens in Berlin

Published On: September 19, 2017 09:22 AM NPT By: Reuters

BERLIN, Sept 19: A museum for graffiti and art for public spaces will open in Berlin on Saturday and designs by local and international street artists will be exhibited on the facade of its building to kick it off.

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Ex-England captain Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drink-driving

Published On: September 18, 2017 04:21 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, September 18: Former England soccer captain Wayne Rooney received a two-year driving ban on Monday after pleading guilty in a British court to drink-driving, the Press Association news agency reported.

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Palestine's Hamas ready for talks with Fatah, elections: statement

Published On: September 17, 2017 11:03 AM NPT By: Reuters

CAIRO, Sept 17: Palestine’s Hamas group has agreed to talks with rival Fatah movement, to dissolve the Gaza administrative committee and hold general elections as a way to implement a deal to end their long-running feud, the group said in a statement on Sunday.

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Home-made beer garden dream a step closer

Published On: September 17, 2017 09:23 AM NPT By: Reuters

PRAGUE, Sept 17: For beer lovers who dream of brewing their own pint, a portable brewery from the Czech Republic may be just the thing - if they have $124,000 to spare.

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Curtis reprises famous horror role in 'Halloween'

Published On: September 17, 2017 08:01 AM NPT By: Reuters

LOS ANGELES, Sept 17: Actress Jamie Lee Curtis will reprise her role as the resilient protagonist in 2018’s ‘Halloween’, Universal Pictures said on Friday, 40 years after she made her movie debut in the original horror movie of the same name and became Hollywood’s “scream queen.”

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Pakistan army pushed political role for militant-linked groups

Published On: September 16, 2017 12:03 PM NPT By: Reuters

LAHORE, PAKISTAN, Sept 16: A new Pakistani political party controlled by an Islamist with a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head is backing a candidate in a by-election on Sunday, in what a former senior army officer says is a key step in a military-proposed plan to mainstream militant groups.

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Bangladesh warns Myanmar over border amid refugee crisis

Published On: September 16, 2017 11:51 AM NPT By: Reuters

DHAKA, Sept 16: Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of repeatedly violating its air space and warned that any more “provocative acts” could have “unwarranted consequences”, raising the possibility of a deterioration in relations already strained by a refugee crisis.

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Robot conducts Andrea Bocelli and orchestra in Pisa

Published On: September 16, 2017 10:29 AM NPT By: Reuters

PISA, Sept 16: A robotic maestro has conducted Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and the Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra in a rousing Pisa performance of Verdi’s La Donna e’ Mobile.

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Four arrests as Arsenal match delayed amid crowd disorder

Published On: September 15, 2017 12:08 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, September 15: Arsenal’s Europa League group stage match at home to FC Cologne was delayed by an hour on Thursday, with four arrests made for public order offenses after extra police had to be deployed at The Emirates Stadium in north London.

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North Korea fires another missile over Japan, deepening regional tensions

Published On: September 15, 2017 11:58 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL/TOKYO, September 15: North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, deepening tensions after Pyongyang’s recent test of its most powerful nuclear bomb.

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