27 January, 2020 LOS ANGELES/ CALIFORNIA: American basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna are among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California. Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private helicopter when it came down and burst into flames. The LA county sheriff …
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26 January, 2020 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump in 2018 ordered the removal of the US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, according to a video made public on Saturday. In the tape, Trump can be heard saying “Get rid of her!” at a dinner with a group of donors in Washington. …
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25 January, 2020 WASHINGTON: Donald Trump became the first United States president to attend the annual March for Life in Washington, DC, on Friday, unleashing a fierce attack on his Democratic rivals during a rally in an election-year show of support for opponents of abortion rights. “Unborn children have never had a …
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25 January, 2020 ISTANBUL/ TEHRAN: At least 18 people have been killed and hundreds hurt in a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey, officials say. The 6.8 magnitude quake, centred on the town of Sivrice in Elazig province, caused buildings to collapse and sent residents rushing into the street. Tremors were …
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24 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies JERUSALEM/ BEIRUT/ RIYADH: Another alleged Jews Terrorists’ arson attack at East Jerusalem mosque reported while after many hours have lapsed but the entire Israeli police force remained fail completely to arrest involved ‘White Terrorists’ and because of police’s biased behavior against Muslims …
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24 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies BAGHDAD/ TEHRAN/ MELBOURNE: Iraqis from all walks of life have gathered in the capital Baghdad to denounce US military presence in the country after the assassination of Lt. Gen. Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who was second-in-command of the Iraq’s PMU, in Baghdad …
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24 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON/ MELBOURNE: US senators have been accused of falling asleep, playing games and breaking other rules during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Jim Risch and Jim Inhofe are among members who have apparently nodded off during the lengthy hearings. Crossword puzzles, fidget …
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24 January, 2020 BEIJING/ NEW YORK: China is battling to contain a deadly coronavirus in its Hubei province, as hundreds of millions of Chinese prepare to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Beijing and Hong Kong have cancelled some major festivities to prevent large crowds gathering together. Wuhan and other cities …
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23 January, 2020 WASHINGTON: US House Democrats opened marathon arguments in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, trying to convince sceptical Republican senators to join them in voting to remove Trump from office to “protect our democracy”. Trump’s lawyers sat by waiting their turn, as the president blasted the …
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22 January, 2020 By SJA Jafri + BBC CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Late or lately and more or less, once again, at last, the former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in his personal and individual capacity or on behalf of millions of Aussies has not only deliberately or innocently acknowledged, recognized, endorsed, …
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