2017 was among the planet`s hottest years on record
The Washington Post :2017 was among the hottest years ever recorded, government scientists reported Thursday.The year was the second-hottest in recorded history, NASA said, while...
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America is coming back bigger and better: Trump
PTI, Washington :America is coming back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, President Donald Trump has said as he highlighted the benefits of...
North Korea getting closer to missile, Russia helping avoid sanctions: Trump
Reuters, Washington :U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Russia is helping North Korea get supplies in violation of international sanctions and that Pyongyang is...
Immigration tensions roil US Congress as shutdown looms
AFP, Washington :With barely two days before the US government runs out of money, and President Donald Trump feuding with Democrats over immigration, Republican congressional...
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Trump to speak at anti-abortion rally on FridayAFP, WashingtonUS President Donald Trump will appear via video link during this year’s March for Life, a mass...
In coldest village on earth, eyelashes freeze, temperatures sink to -88F
The Washington Post :In this remote outpost in Siberia, the cold is no small affair.Eyelashes freeze, frostbite is a constant danger and cars are usually...
Nearly Rs. 100 cr in banned notes at Kanpur home
NDTV :Banned notes worth crores, making up a “bed” of cash when stacked up, were found on Tuesday at a house in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur....
IS poses threat to Iraq one month after `liberation`
AFP, Mosul :Barely a month after Baghdad declared victory over the Islamic State group, the jihadists could still recapture areas of Iraq, especially near the...
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EU still open to Britain changing mind on Brexit Reuters, Strasbourg Leaders of the European Union institutions weighed into a new British debate on whether...
H-1B visas put American workers at risk: Republican Senator
PTI, Washington : The H-1B work visa, which is highly popular among Indian technology professionals, puts American workers at risk, a top Republican Senator has...
Nations to consider more North Korea sanctions, US warns on military option
Reuters, Vancouver : Twenty nations agreed on Tuesday to consider tougher sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and U.S. Secretary...
US govt shutdown looms amid harsh immigration exchange
Reuters, Washington :Partisan finger-pointing over immigration policy on Tuesday left the U.S. Congress and the White House stumbling closer to a possible federal government shutdown...