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JKLF Chairman Yasin Malik arrested in crackdown on Kashmiri leaders
Dawn 23 Feb 2019
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Yasin Malik has been arrested in a crackdown on leaders in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK), Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Saturday. "Strongly condemn the nocturnal crackdown on Jamat e Islami [JI] leadership and cadres, and the arrest of Yasin Malik," wrote Farooq on Twitter ... ....
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Common toothpaste ingredient making antibiotics less effective
The Siasat Daily 23 Feb 2019
New York. A common ingredient found in toothpastes and handwashes could make antibiotics less effective in treating conditions like urinary tract infections (UTIs), which, if left untreated, can become life-threatening, say researchers ... According to the study, led by researchers at the Washington University in St ... coli from growing ... Source. IANS. ....
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India Orders Eviction Of More Than 100 Million Forest Dwellers
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the eviction of more than one million forest dwellers, a majority of whom belong to indigenous tribal communities, after the federal government failed to defend a law aimed at protecting their rights, Al Jazeera reported.The top court's order, dated Feb ... ....
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US-China Reach Deal On Currency Manipulation As Trade Talks Move Forward
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
President Donald Trump said negotiators between the United States and China reached an agreement on currency manipulation while the two continue to work out details before a March 1 deadline for new tariffs on Friday, according to CNBC. Trump addressed reporters after meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office ... U.S....
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N.Korea's Kim: I don't want my children to bear burden of nuclear arms - report
This is Money 23 Feb 2019
By Jack Kim. HANOI, Feb 23 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the U.S. secretary of state he did not want his children to live with the burden of nuclear weapons, a former CIA officer involved in high-level diplomacy over the North's weapons was quoted as saying on Saturday ... "'I´m a father and a husband ... concession ... ....
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Americans Arrested With Arsenal In Haiti Won't Face U.S. Charges
WorldNews.com 22 Feb 2019
The five heavily armed Americans arrested in Haiti earlier this week are back on their home soil and won’t be facing any criminal charges in the United States — a decision already causing outrage among some Haitian leaders, the Miami Herald reports.Federal sources told the Herald that the men will not be charged criminally, but are being debriefed....
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Gunfire heard in cities as Nigerians finally go to the polls
Gulf News 23 Feb 2019
Daura, Nigeria. Gunfire opened Nigeria’s delayed election on Saturday as President Muhammadu Buhari seeks a second term in Africa’s most populous nation. Among the country’s first voters, he said he was ready to congratulate himself in a race seen as too close to call ... He previously pledged to accept the results, provided they are credible ... ....
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NASA greenlights SpaceX crew capsule test to ISS
The Siasat Daily 23 Feb 2019
Washington. NASA on Friday gave SpaceX the green light to test a new crew capsule by first sending an unmanned craft with a life-sized mannequin to the International Space Station. “We’re go for launch, we’re go for docking,” said William Gerstenmaier, the associate administrator with NASA Human Exploration and Operations ... AFP....
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Vietnam announces visit by North Korean leader Kim, ahead of summit with Trump
Indian Express 23 Feb 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make an official visit to Vietnam in “coming days”, its foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the southeast Asian nation prepares for his summit with US President Donald Trump next week in the capital, Hanoi. Advertising ... Advertising ... 0 Comment(s) ... Next Stories ... news ... Featured ... Trending ... The Group ... हिंदी ... ....
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Trump nominates top GOP donor Kelly Craft to succeed Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the UN
Business Insider 23 Feb 2019
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he was nominating Kelly Craft, currently the U.S. ambassador to Canada, to replace Nikki Haley as his envoy to the United Nations after a four-month search ... Regardless, she will need to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate ... She was seen as a tough negotiator in a new U.S ... policies ... French U.N ... ....
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Malicious hackers can ‘break the internet’ with DNSpionage, warn web infrastructure keepers
South China Morning Post 23 Feb 2019
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'I was like a prisoner': Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong fled to escape brother, ...
DNA India 23 Feb 2019
Two sisters from Saudi Arabia who fled the conservative kingdom and have been hiding out in Hong Kong for nearly six months said they did so to escape beatings at the hands of their brothers and father. The pair, who say they have renounced their Muslim faith, arrived in the Chinese territory from Sri Lanka in September ... ....
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Macron visits French farm fair amid rural anger, decline
WPXI 23 Feb 2019
PARIS (AP) - President Emmanuel Macron pledged Saturday to protect European farming standards and culinary traditions threatened by aggressive foreign trade practices that see food as a "product like any other." ... He spoke amid European Union talks on its next agricultural aid plan, a major source of funding for French farmers ... ....
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Who is the highest paid footballer in the world?
Metro UK 23 Feb 2019
(Picture. Getty). It’s no secret that being a professional footballer is a well-paying career. In cycles, debates arise about whether nurses should be paid the same as our team’s stars, with vehement opinions on either side of the argument ... Plus, each player has their own image right and other monetary benefits ... Advertisement. Advertisement ... Lionel Messi....
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Dianne Feinstein, students have tense debate over climate change
WPXI 23 Feb 2019
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she had “a spirited debate” after a confrontation with a group of students, who wanted her to support the climate change plan backed by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, The New York Times reported. >> Read more trending news ... energy policy ... WATCH ... ... . ....
