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Philippine mayor on Duterte’s ‘narco-list’ shot dead
The Philippine mayor who paraded suspected drug dealers through the streets of his city was shot dead on Monday while attending a weekly flag-raising ceremony for government officials,…
Thailand cave rescue: Boys found alive after nine days
Dramatic footage was released early Tuesday of an emaciated and bedraggled Thai youth football team crammed onto a wedge of dry ground surrounded by water deep inside a cave that has held…
Gunnar Garfors shortlists 12 countries that everyone should visit from the 198 that he has travelled
Gunnar Garfors is a Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) employee who was fed up with his monotonous life. He loved his job at NRK, but he wanted to travel the world and made it happen…
Mexico election: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador claims victory
Leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has won Mexico's presidential election with more than 50% of votes, according to an official quick. Lopez Obrador vows that profound change…
French convict escapes prison (again)-this time on a helicopter
Authorities in Paris launched a dragnet around the French capital on Sunday after a notorious criminal serving 25 years for murder used a helicopter to escape from a prison which is in the…
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Says Report is ‘Baseless’ by Sunday Times (UK)
British counterpart Gavin Williamson turned down a request for a bilateral meeting by being putative about Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a media report in the UK. On the the same…
Iran swears to oppose US efforts to block its oil exports
Allowing private companies to export crude oil is the step initiated by Iran which has taken an oath to oppose US efforts to block its oil exports. Rival OPEC producer Saudi Arabia was…
Afghanistan: Suicide bombing kills 19 in Jalalabad, 10 belong to Sikh community
According to the officials, in the eastern city of Jalalabad, suicide bombing occurred in which not less than 19 people died including 10 members of Afghanistan's Sikh minority. On…
First privately backed Japanese rocket blasts right after lift-off
A rocket developed by a maverick Japanese entrepreneur and convicted fraudster exploded shortly after lift-off on 30 June, in a major blow to his bid to send Japan's first privately…
Germany’s Thyssenkrupp and India’s Tata Steel seal the deal!
Germany’s Thyssenkrupp AG and India’s Tata Steel Ltd signed a final agreement on Saturday to establish a long-expected steel joint venture, the European steel industry’s biggest…
UNESCO World Heritage Tag garnered by Mumbai’s Victorian Gothic and Art Deco
Two building clusters of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco architectural styles in Mumbai were today jointly inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List, pushing the country’s financial capital…
Social media day 2018: Know your hacks with strength of content
The year 2010 was first year when the popular website Mashable declared World Social Media Day. Since then this is the ninth year of this day which is celebrated on June 30, 2018. Social…