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French farmers vow Paris ‘siege’ as tractor protest converges on capital

French farmers will launch an indefinite “siege” of Paris beginning Monday, choking off major highways and moving toward the capital…

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Trump cannot ‘bully’ his way through nomination, says rival Nikki Haley

Donald Trump cannot “bully” his way through nomination, Indian-American presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has said after her party said that…

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Trump slams US-Mexico border deal, says ‘catastrophe waiting to happen’

Former US President Donald Trump has slammed the US-Mexico border deal as a “catastrophe waiting to happen,” The Hill reported.…

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Haryana boy hammered to death in US by homeless drug addict

A 25-year-old Indian student who recently earned an MBA degree in the US was hammered to death by a homeless…

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Pakistan, Iran agree to enhance security cooperation weeks after striking each other

Weeks after carrying out missile strikes against “terror units” in each other’s territories, Pakistan and Iran mutually agreed to expand…

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Iran refutes involvements in drone attack on US base in Jordan

Iran’s Foreign Ministry refuted the claims of Tehran’s involvement in the attack on a US base in Jordan and said…

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Hong Kong court orders liquidation of indebted Chinese company Evergrande

In a setback for China’s real estate sector, the Hong Kong court ordered the under-debt real estate company Evergrande to…

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Foreign Secy Kwatra travels to Bhutan, set to call on newly-elected PM and King

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra is on an official visit to Bhutan from January 29 to 31. He will call…

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US carries out world’s first nitrogen gas execution

In the world’s first known execution by nitrogen hypoxia, the US state of Alabama put to death Kenneth Eugene Smith,…

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Pneumonia outbreak kills over 200 children in Pakistan

Over 200 children have died in Pakistan’s Punjab province due to pneumonia owing to extreme cold weather in the last…

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UAE: Participants pitch AI startup ideas after success of MBZUAI Programme

The inaugural Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) Entrepreneurship Courses concluded with 12 AI-based startup business plans presented…

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Yemeni rebels repeatedly attack merchant ships, Suez Canal traffic drops by 40 per cent

The traffic volume of the Suez Canal dropped by more than 40 per cent as Yemen rebels repeatedly attacked merchant…

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