11 December, 2019 TRENTON: Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a gun battle on Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City, New Jersey, with the sound of heavy gunfire for hours, authorities said. The dead included two suspects, Jersey City Police Chief Michael …
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10 December, 2019 KING GEORGE ISLAND: A military plane with 38 people on board has disappeared en route to Antarctica, Chile’s air force says. The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft took off from Punta Arenas at 16:55 local time (19:55 GMT), and operators lost contact at 18:13 (21:13). Those missing include …
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09 December, 2019 HELSINKI: Finland’s left-wing Social Democrats, who lead a five-party coalition government, have picked 34-year-old Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin to become the country’s youngest-ever prime minister next week, taking over after the resignation of Antti Rinne. Rinne resigned earlier this week after coalition member the Centre …
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09 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW DELHI: A controversial bill, which will grant citizenship to religious minorities from India’s neighboring countries, was passed in the lower House of Parliament (Lok Sabha) on Monday amid concerns it violates the spirit of the country’s secular constitution. The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) …
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09 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri WELLINGTON/ MELBOURNE: A volcano has erupted in New Zealand with 100 people in the vicinity – leaving some unaccounted for, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said. Tourists were seen walking inside the rim of the White Island crater just moments before the eruption. The …
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08 December, 2019 CITY OF VICTORIA: Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through the streets of Hong Kong in the largest anti-government rally in months. For the first time since August, police allowed a rally by the Civil Human Rights Front, a pro-democracy group. Organisers said an estimated 800,000 …
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By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW DELHI: A large fire has swept through a bag factory in the Indian capital Delhi, killing 46 workers, officials said. The blaze broke out at the four-storey building in the city’s congested old quarter early on Sunday morning. At least 100 people were sleeping …
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07 December, 2019 By SJA Jafri BAGHDAD/ MELBOURNE: Iraqi officials have raised Friday’s death toll to at least 20 after a bloody night of attacks by unidentified gunmen that targeted anti-government demonstrators near the main protest camp in Baghdad. More than 130 others were also wounded by gunfire and stabbings near Tahrir …
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07 December, 2019 PENSACOLA/ RIYADH: The gunman who killed three people at a US naval base in Pensacola, Florida, was a Saudi student, officials say. He has been named as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani – a Saudi military member in training at the site. He was shot dead by officials. The …
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06 December, 2019 WASHINGTON/ DUBAI: A federal indictment unsealed in the United States details how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sought influence in the campaigns of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and President Donald Trump in the 2016 election, according to a report by the New York Times. The indictment, which was …
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