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Hungary’s re-elected PM Orban forms fourth government
Hungarian President Janos Ader appointed the ministers of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's fourth ministry here on Friday, officially forming the country's new government. Ader gave the 13…
Russia to send supersonic bombers to protect Arctic borders
Russia will strengthen the security of its eastern maritime border with the help of Tu-160 supersonic strategic bombers, a military official said on Friday. Russia in 2018 plans to fly…
Israel’s Gaza response disproportionate: UN rights chief
UN rights chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein on Friday said that Israel used "wholly disproportionate" force against Palestinian border protests which left over 100 people dead. Al Hussein told a…
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France foils new attack, suspects nabbed
A new attack has been foiled in France and two brothers of Egyptian origin, suspected of committing the attack, have been arrested, French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said on Friday.…
Ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal discharged from UK hospital
Sergei Skripal, the former Russian spy poisoned with a nerve agent in Salisbury, was on Friday discharged from a hospital in the southern English city after two months of the attack.…
Indian envoy summoned in Pakistan over border firing
Pakistan on Friday summoned India's High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria over "unprovoked ceasefire violations" by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) and international border which…
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Decoded: How chikungunya virus causes arthritis pain
Scientists have identified the molecular handle that chikungunya virus grabs to get inside cells and cause arthritis pain, a finding that could lead to ways to prevent or treat the disease…
China removes tariff on sorghum import from US
China announced on Friday that it was removing the heavy 178.6 per cent tariff imposed a month ago on imports of sorghum, a cereal used as cattle feed, from the US in an apparent goodwill…
Portrait of Francis Bacon’s lover fetches $50 million
Christie's auction house has sold "Study for Portrait" by Irish painter Francis Bacon, one of his many portraits depicting his lover and muse George Dyer, for $49.8 million in New York.…
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Despite sanctions Russia’s weapons export grows in 2017
Russia's weapons export increased in 2017 in spite of sanctions, Rostec State Corporation CEO has told President Vladimir Putin. Weapons export totalled $13.4 billion in 2017 compared to…
British Columbia bullish on Indian tech firms: Indian-Origin Minister
From Canada, that boasts of a first Indian-origin Defence Minister in Harjit Singh Sajjan, here is the story of another Indian-origin woman migrant who has risen to become a minister in the…
Freshwater Decline in India, warns a NASA Study
Availability of freshwater has declined in the northern and eastern parts of India, says a new study that combined an array of NASA satellite observations of Earth with data on human…